Gonzalo Verón
 Verón with the New York Red Bulls in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Alberto Verón | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | |||
| Sportivo Italiano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Sportivo Italiano | 62 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | San Lorenzo | 52 | (8) |
| 2015– | New York Red Bulls | 36 | (4) |
| 2016 | → New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2016. | |||
Gonzalo Alberto Verón (born 24 December 1989 in Moreno, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls.
Club career
Early career
Born in Moreno, Buenos Aires, Verón came through the youth set-up at Arsenal de Sarandí before moving to Sportivo Italiano.
Sportivo Italiano
Verón made his professional debut with Sportivo Italiano, at that time playing in Primera B Metropolitana, on 24 May 2009 in a 1–1 draw against Tristán Suárez.[1] In his four seasons at the club, which included a promotion to Primera B Nacional, he appeared in 66 official matches scoring 7 goals.
San Lorenzo de Almagro
In 2012, Verón swapped his old club Sportivo Italiano for top Argentine side San Lorenzo being recruited by Ricardo Caruso Lombardi.[2][3] He made his Argentine Primera División debut for San Lorenzo on 8 September 2012 in a 2–1 victory over Colón de Santa Fé.[4] After not featuring much under Caruso Lombardi, with the arrival of Juan Antonio Pizzi Verón saw his fortunes change and became a key player for San Lorenzo for the remainder of the season. He was a key part of the San Lorenzo attack alongside Ignacio Piatti, Héctor Villalba and Leandro Romagnoli. On 3 May 2013, he scored his first goal for San Lorenzo in a 2–1 victory over Quilmes.[5] He continued his goal scoring form on 11 May 2013, scoring one goal in a 3–0 rout over Boca Juniors.[6] In the next league game, on 19 May 2013 Verón once again scored for San Lorenzo in a 2–1 away victory over All Boys.[7] On 27 May 2013, he scored in his fourth consecutive league match, this time scoring twice in a 4–2 victory over Unión de Santa Fe.[8]
In October 2013, Verón suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out of the lineup for nearly seven months.[9] Despite his injury, he was able to feature in 8 of the 19 matches in the 2013 Torneo Inicial, in which San Lorenzo claimed the title.[10] He returned from injury on 17 July 2014 in a Copa Argentina match against Almirante Brown which ended in a 2–0 victory for San Lorenzo.[11] He would regain his starting position at the club during the 2014 season, appearing in 15 matches (13 as a starter) and scoring 2 goals. On 28 August 2014, he scored his first goal after returning from injury and assisted Héctor Villalba on another in a 3–0 victory over Quilmes.[12] On 2 November 2014, he helped San Lorenzo to a 2–0 victory over Boca Juniors, assisting Martín Cauteruccio on the first goal of the match and scoring five minutes later.[13] He was also a key element in helping San Lorenzo to its first Copa Libertadores title as he appeared in both legs of the final against Nacional, which el Ciclón won by a 2–1 aggregate scoreline.[14] He also appeared for San Lorenzo as a starter in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final in which the Argentine club fell to Real Madrid by a 2–0 margin.[15]
New York Red Bulls
On 4 August 2015, it was reported that Verón officially signed with the New York Red Bulls, with the MLS side paying a transfer fee of $2.2 million to San Lorenzo.[16] Five days later, he made his debut for New York, appearing as a late match substitute in a 2–0 derby victory over New York City FC.[17] On 15 August 2015, he scored his first goal for New York in a 3–0 victory over Toronto FC.[18] Although being used primarily as a substitute during his first season; his speed and versatility off the bench helped play a strong role in New York winning their second Supporters' Shield.[19]
During the 2016 pre-season, Veron scored a hat-trick in the club's final tune up before the season in a 5-1 victory against the Jacksonville Armada. However; he left the match with a hamstring injury that caused him to miss the opening weeks of the season. [20] After missing the first few matches of the season with injury, he scored his first goal of the season on 21 May 2016 during a 7–0 victory in the Hudson River Derby.[21] On 4 August, Veron made his first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League against Antigua GFC. He recorded an assist in the match and was named to the team of the week for round one. [22]On 7 August, Veron scored his second goal of the season helping New York to a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy. [23]
Career Statistics
- As of 15 September 2016
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup [24] | League Cup [25] | Continental [26] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sportivo Italiano | 2008-09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
| Total | 62 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | |
| San Lorenzo | 2012-13 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 9 | |
| New York Red Bulls | 2015 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2016 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 4 | |
| Career total | 150 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 181 | 20 | |
Honours
References
- ↑ "ESTUVIERON A LA ALTURA". clubsportivoitaliano.blogspot.com.ar. 25 May 2009.(Spanish)
- ↑ "GONZALO VERÓN FUE VENDIDO!". passione-azzurra.blogspot.com.ar. 9 August 2012.(Spanish)
- ↑ Debut auspicioso y triunfal de Gonzalo Verón en la Reserva de San Lorenzo
- ↑ "SAN LORENZO BAJÓ A COLÓN Y VOLVIÓ A SONREÍR". tycsports.com. 8 September 2012.(Spanish)
- ↑ "Quilmes 1 San Lorenzo 2". futbolparatodos.com.ar. 3 May 2013.(Spanish)
- ↑ "San Lorenzo 3 Boca 0". futbolparatodos.com.ar. 11 May 2013.(Spanish)
- ↑ "All Boys 1 San Lorenzo 2". futbolparatodos.com.ar. 19 May 2013.(Spanish)
- ↑ "San Lorenzo 4 Union 2". futbolparatodos.com.ar. 27 May 2013.(Spanish)
- ↑ "Confirmado: Verón se rompió los ligamentos de la rodilla derecha". infobae.com. 18 October 2013.(Spanish)
- ↑ "San Lorenzo campeón: la campaña, los goles y mucho más". /mundod.lavoz.com.ar. 15 December 2013.(Spanish)
- ↑ "San Lorenzo superó a Almirante Brown y avanzó a octavos de final de la Copa Argentina". /mundod.lavoz.com.ar. 17 July 2014. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Quilmes 0 San Lorenzo 3". futbolparatodos.com.ar. 28 August 2014.(Spanish)
- ↑ "Bajo el agua, San Lorenzo se recuperó ante Boca y agrandó su paternidad". clarin.com. 2 September 2014. (Spanish)
- ↑ "El minuto a minuto de la coronación de San Lorenzo ante Nacional". elgrafico.com.ar. 13 August 2014. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Real Madrid coast to Morocco 2014 title". fifa.com. 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Verón officially signs with New York". empireofsoccer.com. 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "New York City FC's Lampard-Pirlo-Villa axis falls to feisty Red Bulls". The Guardian. 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "New York Red Bulls 3, Toronto FC 0". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "New York Red Bulls win 2015 Supporters Shield". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "MATCH RECAP: Jacksonville Armada 1, New York Red Bulls 5". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
- ↑ "New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 7". MLSSoccer.com.
- ↑ "New York Red Bulls' Felipe Martins and Gonzalo Veron make 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League Team of Round 1". OnceAMetro.com.
- ↑ "POST-GAME NOTES: New York Red Bulls 2, LA Galaxy 2". NewYorkRedBulls.com.
- ↑ Includes: Copa Argentina, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
- ↑ Includes: MLS Cup Playoffs
- ↑ Includes Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, and CONCACAF Champions League