Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl ˈlwiʃ ˈpĩtu vɨˈlozu]; born 11 May 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for and captains Italian club Hellas Verona. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as an attacking left back.
He started his career with Sporting, for which he appeared in 165 games all competitions comprised, and also spent two years with Genoa before joining Dynamo Kyiv in 2012. After winning four domestic honours in Ukraine, he returned to Genoa in 2016.
A full international since 2007, Veloso earned 56 caps for Portugal, appearing at two World Cups and as many European Championships.
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