Joselito Vaca

Joselito Vaca
Personal information
Full name	José Vaca Velasco
Date of birth	August 12, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Blooming
Number	10
Youth career
1994–1998	Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Oriente Petrolero
2001–2003	Dallas Burn
2004	MetroStars
2005–2008	Blooming
2009–2012	Oriente Petrolero
2012	Deportivo Pasto
2013–	Blooming
International career
2001	Bolivia U-20
2002–2016	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

José "Joselito" Vaca Velasco (born August 12, 1982, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (Bolivian Professional League).

Club career

Vaca joined Oriente Petrolero in 1999 at the age of 17, and played 33 games for the team his first year. In 2000, he was named the Best Player in the Bolivian League, as he helped lead Petrolero to a second-place finish in the league and concomitant Copa Libertadores berth.

Following the 2000 season, Vaca signed with Major League Soccer, and was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Burn in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. His second season was Vaca's best, as he played right midfield for the Burn, and was named to the All-Star team. Vaca played a significant number of minutes in 2003.

A trade to the MetroStars for a conditional draft pick in the 2003 offseason did little to change Vaca's performance. In four years in MLS, his numbers are average at best: just six goals and 18 assists in league play. He returned to Bolivia, signing for Blooming in 2005. After four years and one national championship with the millonarios, he decided to go back where all began, rejoining Oriente Petrolero in January 2009. In March 2012, Vaca was signed by Colombian first division side Deportivo Pasto, team which he played for the rest of that year.^[1] In January 2013 he returned to Bolivia and signed with Blooming for his second spell with the club.^[2]

Bolivia national team

Although Vaca was initially a hugely touted Bolivian prospect, his appearances with the Bolivia national team have cooled with his tepid performance in MLS. Since returning to Bolivia, he has been called back to the national team after years. Since 2002, Vaca has earned a total of 54 caps for Bolivia with 2 goals scored.^[3]

He was a member of the Bolivia national team in 2007 Copa América and 2011 Copa América.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 March 2005	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Venezuela	3–1	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
2.	28 March 2007	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	0–1	Win	Friendly match
Correct as of 9 March 2017^[4]