{{short description|Colombian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Velasco|Bonilla|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kevin Velasco | fullname = Kevin Andrés Velasco Bonilla | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Cali, Colombia | height = {{height|m=1.72}} | currentclub = Puebla | clubnumber = 26 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Deportivo Cali | position = Winger | years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = Cúcuta | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Atlético FC | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2018–2024 | clubs3 = Deportivo Cali | caps3 = 154 | goals3 = 20 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → Puebla (loan) | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Puebla | caps5 = 21 | goals5= 0 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = Colombia | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 December 2025 | ntupdate = 5 June 2022 }} '''Kevin Andrés Velasco Bonilla''' (born 30 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Puebla.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colombia - K. Velasco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kevin-andres-velasco/474058/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Early career=== Velasco started his youth career with Deportivo Cali but, after being promoted to the first team in January 2017, he received few opportunities. He left to join Cúcuta Deportivo in the Categoría Primera B.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-19 |title=Un número a su medida: La historia de por qué Kevin Velasco decidió llevar el histórico 10 en Deportivo Cali |url=https://www.elpais.com.co/deportivo-cali/un-numero-a-su-medida-la-historia-de-por-que-kevin-velasco-decidio-llevar-el-historico-10-en.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País |language=spanish}}</ref>
===Cúcuta Deportivo=== He made his professional debut for Cúcuta Deportivo on 14 February 2017.
===Atlético FC=== Velasco was transferred to Atlético FC, staying in the Categoría Primera B.
=== Deportivo Cali === After returning to Deportivo Cali, he struggled to break into the first team under the management of Gerardo Pelusso. After Pelusso's sacking in 2018, he started to play more often under new manager Lucas Pusineri.
By 2021, Velasco was a key part of the Rafael Dudamel’s team as they won the Torneo Finalización competition, defeating Deportes Tolima in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jhonnathan |first=Alland |date=2023-05-21 |title=¿Quién es Kevin Velasco, el nuevo refuerzo del Puebla? |url=https://esto.com.mx/730920-quien-es-kevin-velasco-el-nuevo-refuerzo-del-puebla/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=ESTO |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez Parrado |first=Juan Camilo |date=2023-05-15 |title=Kevin Velasco saldría hacia el fútbol mexicano a pesar de extender su vínculo con Deportivo Cali |url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/05/15/kevin-velasco-saldria-hacia-el-futbol-mexicano-a-pesar-de-extender-su-vinculo-con-deportivo-cali/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref>
===Club Puebla=== On 21 May 2023, Deportivo Cali announced that they had reached an agreement with Liga MX club Puebla for a loan with an option to buy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peña |first=Rodrigo |date=2023-05-21 |title=Kevin Velasco llega a reforzar al Puebla de cara al Apertura 2023 |url=https://pueblafcfans.com/2023/05/21/kevin-velasco-refuerzo-puebla-apertura-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Puebla FC Fans |language=es}}</ref>
==International career== On 24 May 2022, interim coach Héctor Cárdenas called up Velasco to the Colombian national football team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Selección Colombia: convocados para el partido amistoso ante Arabia Saudita {{!}} Goal.com Colombia |url=https://www.goal.com/es-co/noticias/seleccion-colombia-convocados-para-el-partido-amistoso-ante-arabia-saudita/blt0519f854dcb7625d |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.goal.com |language=es-CO}}</ref> He made his international debut on 5 June in a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colombia 1-0 Saudi Arabia (5 Jun, 2022) Final Score - ESPN (UK) |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/634972 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Deportivo Cali''' * Categoría Primera A: 2021 Finalización
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|kevin-andres-velasco/474058}} *{{NFT player|87789}}
{{Club Puebla squad}}
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