Veteran Defender Eddie Velez Extended with Multi-Year Contract
May 21, 2018 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
San Diego Sockers News Release
SAN DIEGO - The 14-time champion San Diego Sockers announced today that the team has re-signed solid defender Eddie Velez to a contract for the 2018-19 Major Arena Soccer League season. Per league and team policies, details of the agreement were not released.
Velez, who is entering his ninth season with the Sockers, began his career in 2006-07 with the California Cougars in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He has scored 105 goals and tallied 97 assists in his 153-game career with the Cougars, Revolucion Tijuana, and Sockers. Last season, "El Vaquero" had 7 points on three goals and four assists in 14 games played. His best season was in 2010-11 when he notched 30 goals and 22 assists with Tijuana.
Sockers General Manager Sean Bowers stated, "With his experience and leadership, it was important to bring Eddie back for the upcoming season. He is a smart and skillful player who can contribute in many ways to help us reach our goal of winning a championship."
Year League Team GP G A PTS
2006-07 MISL California Cougars 21 3 2 5
2007-08 MISL California Cougars 12 4 4 8
2010-11 PASL Revolucion Tijuana 14 30 22 52
2011-12 PASL San Diego Sockers 14 14 10 24
2012-13 PASL San Diego Sockers 16 17 16 33
2013-14 PASL San Diego Sockers 14 5 11 16
2014-15 MASL San Diego Sockers 19 16 19 35
2015-16 MASL San Diego Sockers 19 9 7 16
2016-17 MASL San Diego Sockers 10 4 2 6
2017-18 MASL San Diego Sockers 14 3 4 7
Totals 153 105 97 202
In the past three weeks, the Sockers have signed four free agents and extended the contracts of Velez, Cesar Cerda and Luis "Pee Wee" Ortega in preparation for the 2018-19 MASL campaign.
The Sockers return to MASL play in December 2018 with a 24-game regular season schedule and 12 home games at Valley View Casino Center. Supporter Season Memberships for the 2018-19 campaign are now on sale at Sockers.com/Membership.
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