.jpg) Azcona training with Inter Miami in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edison Alexander Azcona Vélez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | La Romana, Dominican Republic | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Boca United FC | ||
| 2018–2019 | Orlando City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Inter Miami | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Inter Miami II | 39 | (7) |
| 2021– | Inter Miami | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → El Paso Locomotive (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Dominican Republic U20 | 10 | (5) |
| 2021– | Dominican Republic U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Dominican Republic | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2021 | |||
Edison Alexander Azcona Vélez (born 21 November 2003) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Dominican Republic national team.[2]
Azcona made his league debut for the club on 18 July 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to the Greenville Triumph.[3] In November, 2020, Azcona was named to the USL League One All-League Second Team and was nominated for the USL League One Young Player of the Year award.[4] He scored three goals during his first season with the club, the second of which (a fifth-minute opener against Orlando City B) finished runner-up in the USL League One Fans' Choice Goal of the Year vote.[5]
On 26 January 2021, Inter Miami[6] announced Azcona's signing as a homegrown player. On 2 May 2021, Azcona made his MLS debut against Nashville SC and became the first Inter Miami homegrown player to appear in an MLS match.[7]
In 2023, Inter Miami won the 2023 Leagues Cup, with Azcona being apart of the squad as a substitute.[8]
In July 2022, Azcona was loaned to USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive FC for the remainder of the 2022 season.[9]
On 28 October 2020, Azcona was called up by the senior Dominican Republic national football team.[10] He made his international debut on 19 January 2021, as a starter in a 0–1 home friendly loss to Puerto Rico. On 25 January 2021, Azcona also started in the 0–0 home friendly against Serbia.
In March 2021, Azcona was named to the Dominican Republic squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[11] He scored the only goal of the tournament for his country as they bowed out in the group stage.
In November 2021, he was named to the U-20 side for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament in Santo Domingo.[12] In the opening match of the tournament, Azcona scored the final goal in a 6–0 victory over Anguilla.[13] In the final match against Saint Lucia, Azcona scored the goal that gave the Dominican Republic a 2–2 draw with Saint Lucia and a spot in next year's 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship.[14] Azcona's decisive goal in the 90+4 minute, allowed the Dominican Republic to accumulate 10 points and finish as Group B's leader, giving the host country the ticket to the next round.[15]
In 2023, Azcona got called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League, against Nicaragua and Montserrat.[16]