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64. Junior Velásquez - Venezuela, Portugal, Armenia, Croatia

Season 3, Ep. 34

We're delighted to be joined by 22-year-old Junior Velásquez, a Londoner that has already plied his trade in four overseas countries. He recently signed for NK Jarun Zagreb in the Croatian second tier, having enjoyed a storming half-season in rural Armenia, and we hear his experiences of those periods as well as his time in the under-age sides of Farense in Portugal, and Venezuelan giants Caracas.


Before that chat, we shout out some of the headline Brits across Europe that enjoyed their weekend, from Scott McTominay's brace on Monday night to Oli McBurnie back in the goals at Las Palmas! Follow us @intlclearance

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