Florián Monzón

Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón (born 3 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Vélez Sarsfield.[4]

Florián Monzón
Personal information
Full name Florián Gonzalo de Jesús Monzón
Date of birth (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001
Place of birth Aguilares, Argentina[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-forward[3]
Club information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
Number 9
Youth career
2015–2020 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Vélez Sarsfield 3 (1)
National team
2019 Argentina U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Monzón signed for Vélez Sarsfield in 2015, going on to score over forty goals in their academy.[5][6] Mauricio Pellegrino promoted the centre-forward into his first-team squad in 2020, as he made his senior debut on 28 October in a Copa Sudamericana second stage first leg draw at home to Peñarol; he replaced Pablo Galdames for the final moments.[4][7] He went unused on the substitute's bench seven times across the next month or so, prior to making his bow domestically off the bench on 5 December in the Copa de la Liga Profesional versus Patronato.[4] Monzón's first goal arrived on 16 January 2021 versus Rosario Central.[4]

International career

In 2019, Monzón received a call-up from the U18s for the COTIF Tournament in Spain.[5] He scored once, in a five-goal victory over Bahrain, as they placed third.[5][8]

Personal life

Monzón is the son of Pedro Monzón and nephew of Floreal García; both of whom were professional footballers.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of 17 January 2021.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 3100002[lower-alpha 1]00051
Career total 310000200051
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Notes
  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References
  1. "Florian Monzón: el aguilarense cumplió su sueño y debutó con Vélez en la Copa Sudamericana". InfoAguilares. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Florián Monzón". World Football. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Vélez arranca la pretemporada con la presencia de cinco juveniles debutantes". Marca. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "Argentina - F. Monzón". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Monzón: Primera firma". Vélez Sarsfield. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. "¿Quién será el 9 del Vélez de Mauricio Pellegrino?". One Football. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. "Vélez y Peñarol no se sacaron ventajas". IAM Noticias. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. "Argentina derrotó 5-0 a Bahrein pero se quedó afuera del torneo por un gol de diferencia". AFA. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. "Juveniles: Destacado de la semana". Vélez Sarsfield. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. ""De mí sacó la altura, ja"". Olé. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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