Player Details

Name

Gonzalo Veron

Height

5' 8"

Weight

154 lbs

Date of Birth

12.24.1989 (34)

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Position

Midfielder

Player Category

International, Designated Player
Career Summary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016: Made 23 appearances, including six starts, in first full season with the club, scoring three goals. Made first start of season on March 19 against Houston, left the match in the 32nd minute with injury... Returned from injury with substitute appearance against Orlando City SC on May 6... Made first start after returning from injury on May 13 at D.C... Scored first goal of season at NYC on May 21... Scored at LA on August 7 at against D.C. on September 11. Playoffs: Made two appearances, including one start. Open Cup: Made two appearances, including one start, and earned PK that proved to be game-winner at Rochester on June 15. Champions League: Started all four matches and recorded two assists in group stage.

2015: Played 13 games, making two starts, and earned one goal and one assist in first season with New York Red Bulls … Made Red Bulls debut as late sub in Derby win over NYC on Aug. 8 … Scored first MLS goal in second appearance, as sub vs. Toronto on Aug. 15 … Made first MLS start at Portland on Sept. 20 … First MLS assist vs. Orlando on Sept. 25 … Made MLS playoff debut as sub in first leg of Eastern Conference Semifinals at D.C. on Nov. 1 … First career playoff assist vs. D.C. in second leg on Nov. 8.

2009-15: Made his pro debut for Sportiva Italiano at age 19 in Primera B, the second division of Argentine Football … Made 62 appearances across all competitions for Italiano before moving to San Lorenzo in the top division in 2012 … In 2013, he was a part of the San Lorenzo squad that placed first in the Primera Division’s Torneo Inicial, the first tournament of the season … By virtue of the first-place finish San Lorenzo gained entry into the 2014 Copa Libertadores … The side advanced out of the group stage with a 2-2-2 record, but were seeded 15th heading into the Round of 16 … Veron appeared in both the semifinal and final legs of the competition and San Lorenzo rallied for four straight wins to lift the trophy as club champions of COMNEBOL … Helped guide San Lorenzo to its first appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2014 … In 2015, the winger made 15 Torneo Inicial appearances for San Lorenzo, scoring two goals and three assists … He also saw action in eight matches in the Primera Division with one assist, and has played in two FIFA Club World Cup matches.

ACQUIRED

Signed by New York Red Bulls on August 5, 2015.