Yerson Mosquera

Yerson Mosquera Valdelamar (born 2 May 2001) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Mosquera made his breakthrough at Atletico Nacional, where he marked his professional debut against River Plate in the Copa Sudamericana in October 2020.

Club Career

Raised in Nueva Colonia within the municipality of Turbo in Colombia's Antioquia Department, Mosquera began his journey in football at the Fundacion Elkin Murillo Amor (later renamed for Nayo Murillo) founded by his uncle Elkin Murillo, before joining Uraba Junior and later returning to his uncle's amateur club, Filandia Futbol Club. Although now a defender, he was deployed as both a forward and winger as a young child, playing as a defensive midfielder at the age of 11 before moving to centre-back.

He joined the youth setup of Atletico Nacional in 2018, having been identified by a club scout during the 2018 Torneo de las Americas in Cali while playing for Filandia, and after successes with youth teams in 2018 and 2019, made his debut for the first team in the January 2020 edition of the Florida Cup. Mosquera made his professional debut for the club in October, where despite being sent off in a Copa Sudamericana game against River Plate, his impressive performance was rewarded with his continued integration in Nacional's first-team squad in the following months, and he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 away win against Alianza Petrolera on 11 November.

On 17 June 2021, Mosquera joined Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year deal, having been on the verge of signing for Club Brugge KV.

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