Marcus Velado-Tsegaye

Marcus Velado-Tsegaye (born 1 July 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

Marcus Velado-Tsegaye
Personal information
Full name Marcus Velado-Tsegaye
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Xtreme FC
Edmonton Drillers
Edmonton Victoria
2016–2019 FC Edmonton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 FC Edmonton 29 (3)
International career
2020– El Salvador U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 6, 2021

Club career

Early career

Velado-Tsegaye began playing soccer at age five with Edmonton club Xtreme FC.[1] He later played for Edmonton Drillers and Edmonton Victoria.[1]

FC Edmonton

Velado-Tsegaye joined the academy programme of local professional club FC Edmonton in 2016.[2] In 2018, he won the EDSA Premier Division double with the academy and scored eleven goals, finishing third among the league's top scorers.[2]

On 15 February 2019, Velado-Tsegaye signed his first professional contract with Edmonton ahead of the side's inaugural season in the Canadian Premier League.[2] On 18 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute in the Al Classico derby against Cavalry FC.[3] Velado-Tsegaye scored his first professional goal on 1 July against the HFX Wanderers.[4] On 18 November 2020 FC Edmonton announced they had re-signed Velado-Tsegaye ahead of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.[5] On 9 February 2022, the club announced that Velado-Tsegaye and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season.[6]

International career

In December 2015, Velado-Tsegaye participated in a Canadian under-14 identification camp in Vaughan.[7]

In October 2020, in an interview with El Salvador scout Hugo Alvarado, he mentioned that the team was in contact with Velado-Tsegaye.[8] In December 2020 he was called up to El Salvador's U-20 team and made his debut on 14 December against Nicaragua.[9]

Personal life

Velado-Tsegaye was born and raised in Edmonton to an Ethiopian / Eritrean father and a Salvadorian mother.[10]

References
  1. Greyson Knutson (24 February 2019). "FCE teen Velado-Tsegaye out to make his age 'irrelevant'". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "FC Edmonton Announces Signings of Three Academy Products". FC Edmonton. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. "M. Velado-Tsegaye". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. "Marcus Velado-Tsegaye scores first CPL goal on 18th birthday". 1 July 2019.
  5. "Marcus Velado-Tsegaye re-signed by FC Edmonton for 2021". 18 November 2020.
  6. "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. "Marcus Velado Tsegaye". Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. Arnold, Jon (30 October 2020). "Meet El Salvador's man in Los Angeles".
  9. Benitez, Jorge (14 December 2020). "Sub-20 de El Salvador empata 2-2 contra Nicaragua en el Cuscatlán".
  10. John Jacques (27 September 2019). "Velado-Tsegaye Working Towards Canada U-20 Callup". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2020. ... born to an Ethiopian father and a Salvadoran mother, the beautiful game was a family affair from day one. Growing up in Edmonton ...


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