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Yerson Mosquera
Colombian footballer (born 2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yerson Mosquera Valdelamar (born 2 May 2001) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Colombia national team.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Valdelamar.
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![]() Mosquera with FC Cincinnati in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yerson Mosquera Valdelamar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Apartadó, Colombia[2] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fundación Elkin Murillo Amor | |||
Urabá Junior | |||
0000–2018 | Filandia Fútbol Club | ||
2018–2020 | Atlético Nacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Atlético Nacional | 16 | (1) |
2021– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2024 | → Villarreal (loan) | 16 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Colombia U18 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Colombia U20 | 2 | (1) |
2023– | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 23 January 2024 (UTC) |
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Mosquera made his breakthrough at Atlético Nacional, where he marked his professional debut against River Plate in the Copa Sudamericana in October 2020.