Jairo David Vélez Cedeño (born April 21, 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, on loan from Universidad César Vallejo.
Vélez climbed through the youth ranks of Universidad Católica, later moving to River Plate Ecuador in 2010, where he debuted in the first team in 2013, scoring twice in the Ecuadorian Serie B.
He was then scouted by Vélez Sarsfield along his teammate Danny Cabezas while playing friendly matches for River Plate Ecuador in Argentina.
Vélez was then moved to the reserves in the same year[2] and was brought up to the senior team for 2014 under manager Turu Flores, while still on loan.
The Ecuadorian made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on April 27, also scoring his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win against Rosario Central.