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==Club career==
==Club career==
As a youth, Velox came through the youth setups of [[System 3 FC|System 3]] and [[Layou FC|Layou]]. Velox was the 2018 National Under-14 League's top scorer in 2018 with ten goals. He scored two goals against [[Avenues United FC|Avenues United]] in the final to secure the championship.<ref name="U-14 Football Title">{{cite web |title=System 3 Takes U-14 Football Title |url=https://thevincentian.com/system-takes-u-football-title-p15523-139.htm |publisher=The Vincentian |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> Also in 2018, he was one of two Vincentians chosen to travel to [[Trinidad and Tobago]] for a skills competition and opportunity to be observed by scouts from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="shot at Manchester fame">{{cite web |title=Two more Vincy footballers get shot at Manchester fame |url=https://www.iwnsvg.com/2018/02/09/two-more-vincy-footballers-get-shot-at-manchester-fame/ |publisher=I Witness News |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> In 2019, Velox was the [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation|SVGFF]] Inter-Secondary Schools Football Tournament's top scorer while playing for Central Leeward Secondary School.<ref name="Top scorer in schools football">{{cite web |title=Top scorer in schools football increases tally to nine goals |url=https://www.searchlight.vc/sports/2019/11/05/top-scorer-in-schools-football-increases-tally-to-nine-goals/ |publisher=Searchlight |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
As a youth, Velox came through the youth setups of [[System 3 FC|System 3]] and [[Layou FC|Layou]]. Velox was the 2018 National Under-14 League's top scorer in 2018 with ten goals. He scored two goals against [[Avenues United FC|Avenues United]] in the final to secure the championship.<ref name="U-14 Football Title">{{cite web |title=System 3 Takes U-14 Football Title |url=https://thevincentian.com/system-takes-u-football-title-p15523-139.htm |publisher=The Vincentian |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> Also in 2018, he was one of two Vincentians chosen to travel to [[Trinidad and Tobago]] for a skills competition and opportunity to be observed by scouts from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="shot at Manchester fame">{{cite web |title=Two more Vincy footballers get shot at Manchester fame |url=https://www.iwnsvg.com/2018/02/09/two-more-vincy-footballers-get-shot-at-manchester-fame/ |publisher=I Witness News |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> As part of the Barrouallie Secondary, Velox scored a [[hat-trick]] against in the final match of the 2018 [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation|SVGFF]] Inter-Secondary Schools Football Tournament to secure the school's third consecutive championship.<ref name="Velox hat tricks Barrouallie’s titles">{{cite web |title=Velox hat tricks Barrouallie’s titles….Georgetown encores |url=https://www.searchlight.vc/sports/2018/11/30/velox-hat-tricks-barrouallies-titles-georgetown-encores/ |publisher=Searchlight |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> He was the top scorer of the same competition while playing for Central Leeward Secondary School the following year.<ref name="Top scorer in schools football">{{cite web |title=Top scorer in schools football increases tally to nine goals |url=https://www.searchlight.vc/sports/2019/11/05/top-scorer-in-schools-football-increases-tally-to-nine-goals/ |publisher=Searchlight |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>


In 2022, he went on trial in [[Germany]] through the Soccer Academy Arnstadt and eventually joined the academy of [[FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt|Rot-Weiß Erfurt]].<ref name="You Can Do It Too!">{{cite web |title=You Can Do It Too! |url=https://www.academy-arnstadt.com/you-can-do-it-too/ |publisher=Soccer Academy Arnstadt |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> In September 2023, it was announced that he had moved to [[Regionalliga|Regionalliga Südwest]] club [[VfR Aalen|Aalen]] with his contract set to expire in Summer 2024.<ref name="New German Club">{{cite web |title=Velox Signs With New German Club |url=The Vincentian |publisher=https://thevincentian.com/velox-signs-with-new-german-club-p27120-139.htm |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="VfR Aalen stärkt Offensive">{{cite web |title=VfR Aalen stärkt Offensive: Velox und Sönmez unterschreiben bis 2024 |url=https://www.fupa.net/news/vfr-aalen-staerkt-offensive-velox-und-soenmez-unterschreiben-bis-2024-2974778 |publisher=FuPA |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=German}}</ref> The following month, the player was still waiting to make his official debut for his new club as he had not yet received his work clearances.<ref name="Ausländerbehörde">{{cite web |last1=Haag |first1=Alexander |title=Ausländerbehörde stoppt Stürmer Oryan Velox vom VfR Aalen |url=https://www.schwaebische-post.de/sport/vfr-aalen/auslaenderbehoerde-stoppt-stuermer-oryan-velox-vom-vfr-aalen-92583444.html |publisher=Schwaebische Post |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=German}}</ref>
In 2022, he went on trial in [[Germany]] through the Soccer Academy Arnstadt and eventually joined the academy of [[FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt|Rot-Weiß Erfurt]].<ref name="You Can Do It Too!">{{cite web |title=You Can Do It Too! |url=https://www.academy-arnstadt.com/you-can-do-it-too/ |publisher=Soccer Academy Arnstadt |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> In September 2023, it was announced that he had moved to [[Regionalliga|Regionalliga Südwest]] club [[VfR Aalen|Aalen]] with his contract set to expire in Summer 2024.<ref name="New German Club">{{cite web |title=Velox Signs With New German Club |url=The Vincentian |publisher=https://thevincentian.com/velox-signs-with-new-german-club-p27120-139.htm |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="VfR Aalen stärkt Offensive">{{cite web |title=VfR Aalen stärkt Offensive: Velox und Sönmez unterschreiben bis 2024 |url=https://www.fupa.net/news/vfr-aalen-staerkt-offensive-velox-und-soenmez-unterschreiben-bis-2024-2974778 |publisher=FuPA |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=German}}</ref> The following month, the player was still waiting to make his official debut for his new club as he had not yet received his work clearances.<ref name="Ausländerbehörde">{{cite web |last1=Haag |first1=Alexander |title=Ausländerbehörde stoppt Stürmer Oryan Velox vom VfR Aalen |url=https://www.schwaebische-post.de/sport/vfr-aalen/auslaenderbehoerde-stoppt-stuermer-oryan-velox-vom-vfr-aalen-92583444.html |publisher=Schwaebische Post |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=German}}</ref>

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Oryan Velox
Personal information
Full name Oryan Brian Velox
Date of birth (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aalen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Layou
2022–2023 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0 (0)
2023– Aalen 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:59, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Oryan Velox (born 28 October 2004) is a Vincentian footballer who plays for the academy of VfR Aalen and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.[1]

Club career

As a youth, Velox came through the youth setups of System 3 and Layou. Velox was the 2018 National Under-14 League's top scorer in 2018 with ten goals. He scored two goals against Avenues United in the final to secure the championship.[2] Also in 2018, he was one of two Vincentians chosen to travel to Trinidad and Tobago for a skills competition and opportunity to be observed by scouts from Manchester United.[3] As part of the Barrouallie Secondary, Velox scored a hat-trick against in the final match of the 2018 SVGFF Inter-Secondary Schools Football Tournament to secure the school's third consecutive championship.[4] He was the top scorer of the same competition while playing for Central Leeward Secondary School the following year.[5]

In 2022, he went on trial in Germany through the Soccer Academy Arnstadt and eventually joined the academy of Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[6] In September 2023, it was announced that he had moved to Regionalliga Südwest club Aalen with his contract set to expire in Summer 2024.[7][8] The following month, the player was still waiting to make his official debut for his new club as he had not yet received his work clearances.[9]

International career

Velox represented Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the youth level. He was the top scorer of the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship with six goals in four matches.[7] To qualify for the tournament, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines topped Group A in the 2014 Caribbean Football Union U14 Challenge Shield played on Saint Kitts and Nevis. Velox scored four goals in as many matches in the tournament.[10] In 2021, he was part of the squad that competed in the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying. Velox served as the team's captain and scored in a 2–0 victory over Barbados in the last match of the group stage.[11]

In March 2021, Velox received his first call-up to the senior national team for a pair of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[12] He was called up again in preparation for the June qualifiers.[13] He went on to make his senior international debut on 4th June 2021 in a match against Guatemala at age sixteen.[7][14]

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first.[14]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 November 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada  Belize 3–0 3–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
Last updated 28 March 2024

International career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2023.[14]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2021 2 0
2022 0 0
2023 2 1
Total 4 1

References

  1. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "System 3 Takes U-14 Football Title". The Vincentian. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Two more Vincy footballers get shot at Manchester fame". I Witness News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Velox hat tricks Barrouallie's titles….Georgetown encores". Searchlight. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Top scorer in schools football increases tally to nine goals". Searchlight. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ "You Can Do It Too!". Soccer Academy Arnstadt. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c [The Vincentian "Velox Signs With New German Club"]. https://thevincentian.com/velox-signs-with-new-german-club-p27120-139.htm. Retrieved 28 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "VfR Aalen stärkt Offensive: Velox und Sönmez unterschreiben bis 2024" (in German). FuPA. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ^ Haag, Alexander. "Ausländerbehörde stoppt Stürmer Oryan Velox vom VfR Aalen" (in German). Schwaebische Post. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ^ "SVG U-14 male footballers take CFU challenge shield". Searchlight. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. ^ Gilkes, Renaldo. "Barbados U20 men blanked by St Vincent & the Grenadines 2-0". Loop News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Ten new comers in Vincy Heat". Searchlight. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Vincy Heat Training Squad Expanded". The Vincentian. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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