Miguel Veloso

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is Veloso.

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Miguel Veloso
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Veloso before a game with Dynamo Kyiv in 2015
Personal information
Full name Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso
Date of birth (1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Coimbra, Portugal
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
Number 4
Youth career
1994–1999 Benfica
1999–2000 CAC Pontinha
2000–2005 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Sporting CP 98 (4)
2005–2006 → Olivais Moscavide (loan) 28 (7)
2010–2012 Genoa 49 (2)
2012– Dynamo Kyiv 69 (6)
International career‡
2001–2002 Portugal U16 10 (0)
2002–2003 Portugal U17 25 (3)
2004 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2004–2005 Portugal U19 9 (2)
2006 Portugal U20 2 (1)
2006–2008 Portugal U21 18 (5)
2007– Portugal 56 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015

Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛɫ ˈlwiʃ ˈpĩtu vɨˈlozu]; born 11 May 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv and the Portugal national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as an attacking left back.

He started his career with Sporting, for which he appeared in 165 games all competitions comprised, and also spent two years with Genoa before joining Dynamo Kyiv in 2012.

A full international since 2007, Veloso earned over 50 caps for Portugal, appearing at two World Cups and as many European Championships.

Club career

Born in Coimbra, Miguel Veloso started his football career at S.L. Benfica, but was rejected for being slightly overweight at the time, entering Lisbon neighbours Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 14. There, he was promoted to the first team for the 2004–05 pre-season, which took place mainly in England; he started out as a central defender.[1][2]

In order to give him more playing time, Sporting loaned Veloso to C.D. Olivais e Moscavide in the third division, and he helped it promote to the second level with a career-best seven goals. As a result, he was recalled by the Lions – though it appeared difficult for him to grab a place in the starting team, because of the presence of players with much more experience such as Ânderson Polga, Tonel, Marco Caneira or Custódio – and ended up playing 23 league matches during the campaign as his team (again) finished second. He was equally impressive in his debut in the UEFA Champions League, a 1–0 home win against Inter Milan where he stopped Patrick Vieira and Luís Figo from playing effectively, earning Man of the match accolades in the process.[3]

In 2007–08 Veloso was ever-present in Sporting's central midfield, alongside fellow youth graduate João Moutinho. The club again lost the league to FC Porto, and the same befell in the following season, with the player being involved in some run-ins with manager Paulo Bento;[4] in the previous off-season and following January transfer window, he attracted interest from several Premier League sides, but nothing materialized.[5][6][7]

Veloso helped Sporting reach the last-16 in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, after scoring in both legs of the 4–2 aggregate win against Everton;[8][9] the club could only, however, finish fourth in the domestic league.

On 30 July 2010, Veloso was sold to Genoa C.F.C. in Italy.[10] On 4 July 2012 he moved teams and countries again, signing a four-year contract with FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.[11][12]

International career

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Veloso in action against Russia in 2012

Veloso acted as captain for Portugal at the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, helping the nation emerge victorious on home soil after defeating Spain 2–1 in an Iberian final played in Viseu.[13] He was elected the tournament's Golden Player,[14] and subsequently also helped the team reach the quarter-finals in that year's FIFA World Cup held in Finland.

On 14 August 2007, following impressive performances for Portugal's under-21s in the 2007 UEFA European Championship in June (the skipper scored twice in three games, albeit in a group stage exit),[15] Veloso was called up for the full squad for the first time, for a Euro 2008 qualifier against Armenia. He would make his international debut against Azerbaijan, on 13 October; in the finals' group stage, he appeared in the 0–2 loss against Switzerland, a game in which nine out of eleven regular starters were rested.[16]

After a long spell out of the Portugal squad, Veloso was recalled by coach Carlos Queiroz for a vital 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Denmark in September 2009, which ended with a 1–1 draw. He netted his first international goal in the same competition, as the national side defeated Malta 4–0 in Guimarães on 14 October.[17]

On 15 November 2011, Veloso scored from a free kick as Portugal defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–2 at the Estádio da Luz in a play-off for a place at Euro 2012.[18] He played every minute of their finals campaign in Poland and Ukraine, before being substituted at half time in extra time of an eventual penalty shootout loss to Spain in the semi-finals.[19]

In September 2015, after one year in the international wilderness,[20] Veloso was recalled to the Portuguese squad by manager Fernando Santos, for a friendly with France and a Euro 2016 qualifier against Albania.[21] In the latter game, on the 7th, he headed home after a 92nd-minute corner kick for the only goal of the game.[22]

Miguel Veloso: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 October 2009 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal  Malta 3–0 4–0 2010 World Cup qualification
2 15 November 2011 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–2 6–2 Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs
3 7 September 2015 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania  Albania 0–1 0–1 Euro 2016 qualifying

Personal life

Veloso's father, António, was also a footballer. A defender, he played 15 professional seasons for Benfica, and was also a longtime Portuguese international.[4][23]

In 2013 Veloso married Paola Preziosi, the daughter of Genoa C.F.C. president Enrico Preziosi.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 October 2015[25][26]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olivais Moscavide 2005–06 Segunda Divisão 28 7 0 0 — 28 7
Total 28 7 0 0 — 28 7
Sporting 2006–07 Primeira Liga 23 0 6 0 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 34 0
2007–08 Primeira Liga 29 1 9 0 6[lower-alpha 1] 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 45 1
2008–09 Primeira Liga 21 0 3 0 7[lower-alpha 1] 1 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 32 1
2009–10 Primeira Liga 25 3 6 5 14[lower-alpha 3] 4 — 45 12
Total 98 4 24 5 32 5 2 0 156 14
Genoa 2010–11 Serie A 20 0 2 0 — 22 0
2011–12 Serie A 29 2 2 0 — 31 2
Total 49 2 4 0 — 53 2
Dynamo Kyiv 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 24 2 1 0 12[lower-alpha 3] 1 — 37 3
2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 20 1 3 0 8[lower-alpha 4] 1 — 32 2
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 14 1 5 2 9[lower-alpha 4] 3 — 26 6
2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 8 2 3 2 0[lower-alpha 1] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 13 3
Total 66 6 13 3 31 5 1 0 110 14
Career total 241 19 41 8 63 10 3 0 347 37
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "UCL" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "UCL" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "UCL" defined multiple times with different content
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "UCEL" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Ukrainian Super Cup

International

As of match played 11 October 2015[27]
Portugal
Year Apps Goals
2007 4 0
2008 2 0
2009 3 1
2010 6 0
2011 6 1
2012 13 0
2013 11 0
2014 8 0
2015 3 1
Total 56 3

Honours

Club

Olivais e Moscavide
Sporting
Dynamo Kyiv

Country

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Sporting secure Veloso future; UEFA.com, 8 January 2007
  2. ↑ Miguel Veloso treina-se para tapar falhas centrais (Miguel Veloso trains to cover for stoppers); Record, 22 February 2005 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Caneira strike sends Inter crashing; UEFA.com, 13 September 2006
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 «Miguel Veloso está lesionado», diz o pai («Miguel Veloso is injured», says father); Record, 28 February 2009 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Friday's gossip column; BBC Sport, 27 June 2008
  6. ↑ Spurs to revive Arshavin interest; BBC Sport, 27 August 2008
  7. ↑ Bolton priced out of Veloso race; BBC Sport, 31 January 2009
  8. ↑ Everton 2–1 Sporting; BBC Sport, 16 February 2010
  9. ↑ We deserved to lose, admits Everton boss David Moyes; BBC Sport, 25 February 2010
  10. ↑ Veloso leaves Sporting in Zapater swap; UEFA.com, 3 August 2010
  11. ↑ Мигел Велозу – игрок «Динамо»!
  12. ↑ Мигел ВЕЛОЗУ: «Перешел в клуб с большой историей и амбициями»
  13. ↑ Portugal secure maximum points; UEFA.com, 11 May 2003
  14. ↑ 2003: Miguel Veloso
  15. ↑ Sunny vista for Miguel Veloso; UEFA.com, 22 June 2007
  16. ↑ Yakin goals send hosts out on a high; UEFA.com, 16 June 2008
  17. ↑ Portugal secure World Cup play-off spot with win over Malta; The Guardian, 15 October 2009
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Regresso à selecção é objectivo de Miguel Veloso (Return to national team is the goal of Miguel Veloso); Rádio Renascença, 8 April 2015 (Portuguese)
  21. ↑ Miguel Veloso "orgulhoso" por regressar à seleção portuguesa (Miguel Veloso "proud" to return to the national team); TSF, 31 August 2015 (Portuguese)
  22. ↑ Veloso sinks Albania as Portugal close on finals; UEFA.com, 7 September 2015
  23. ↑ Os Velosos (The Velosos); Record, 18 March 2009 (Portuguese)
  24. ↑ Miguel Veloso partilha fotos do casamento (Miguel Veloso shares wedding photos); Lux, 25 June 2013 (Portuguese)
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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