Gyliano van Velzen
Dutch footballer (born 1994)
 Van Velzen with Volendam in September 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gyliano Mauritzio Marvin van Velzen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peyia 2014 | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Ajax | ||
| 2010–2012 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Utrecht | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Volendam | 52 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Roda JC | 63 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Crawley Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Telstar | 59 | (7) |
| 2022– | Peyia 2014 | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 24 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Gyliano Mauritzio Marvin van Velzen (born 14 April 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot club Peyia 2014. Born in Amsterdam, he began his career with Ajax before moving to English club Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 2010. However, he failed to break into the Manchester United first team and after a loan spell with Belgian club Royal Antwerp, he returned to the Netherlands with Utrecht.
Club career
Early career
Van Velzen began his career at Ajax at the age of 13, coming through the ranks at the club, but was not offered a professional contract.
Manchester United
In November 2010, he was signed by Manchester United and was placed into the Manchester United reserve team, where he spent two years, before being promoted to the senior squad. In August 2012, Van Velzen signed a professional contract with the club.[3]
Loan to Royal Antwerp
On 31 August 2012, Van Velzen was loaned out to Royal Antwerp. He made his league debut on 15 September 2012, in a 1–1 home draw against Mouscron-Péruwelz.[4] He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against Brussels.[5] He returned to Manchester United on 2 January 2013.
Utrecht
In the summer of 2013, Van Velzen was released by Manchester United.[6] On 6 August 2013, Dutch club FC Utrecht signed him for three seasons.[7] He made his debut on 6 October in a 3–0 league defeat against Ajax.
Volendam
On 9 June 2015, it was announced that Van Velzen had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam.[8] He made 52 league appearances for the club, scoring six times. Van Velzen made his league debut for Volendam on 7 August 2015 in a 4-1 away win over NAC Breda.[9] He scored his first goal on 18 September 2015 in a 2-0 away win against Helmond Sport. The goal was the second of the game and came in the 76th minute.[10]
Roda JC Kerkrade
On 30 January 2017, Van Velzen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Eredivisie side Roda JC Kerkrade.[11]
Crawley Town
On 5 September 2019, Van Velzen signed a two-year deal with EFL League Two side Crawley Town.[12] He joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan on 22 February 2020.[13] On 2 September 2020, Van Velzen left Crawley Town via mutual consent, after one year with the English club.[14]
Telstar
He signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side SC Telstar in September 2020 on a two-year contract.[15]
International career
Van Velzen is of Surinamese descent and is eligible to play for the Netherlands or Suriname at international level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 August 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2012–13 | Belgian First Division B | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Utrecht | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Volendam | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 52 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 59 | 7 | |||
| Roda JC | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Total | 63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 71 | 9 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Telstar | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Total | 59 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 63 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 201 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 221 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
International
- As of 2 January 2020[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands U17 | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| Netherlands U21 | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Crawley Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 59. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Gyliano Van Velzen". theshots.co.uk. Aldershot Town F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Man Utd pair Luke Giverin and Gyliano van Velzen sent on-loan to Royal Antwerp". premierleague.com. tribalfootball.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Royal Antwerp 1–1 Mouscron-Péruwelz". Royal Antwerp F.C. official website. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Loans: Van Velzen's first". Manchester United F.C. official website. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Florent Malouda and David Bentley head Premier League free transfer list". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ FC Utrecht legt van Velzen vast, Voetbalzone, 6 augustus 2013
- ^ Kortom - Zorgen om Buffon, Breuer blijft bij Sparta (Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 June 2015.
- ^ "NAC Breda vs. Volendam - 7 August 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Helmond Sport vs. Volendam - 18 September 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ Roda JC slaat transferslag nummer zeven met Van Velzen (Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 January 2017
- ^ Pole, Matt (5 September 2019). "Former Manchester United winger signs for Crawley Town". Crawley & Horley Observer. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Pole, Matt (22 February 2020). "Crawley Town winger joins Aldershot Town on loan". crawleyobserver.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Gyliano van Velzen released". crawleytownfc.com.
- ^ "Gyliano van Velzen voor twee jaar naar Telstar". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b Gyliano van Velzen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- Gyliano van Velzen at WorldFootball.net
- U15U16U17 Netherlands profiles at Ons Oranje
- Gyliano van Velzen at Soccerway
