[1] Bauger technical director Jorge Allen Bauger claimed that they signed the defender to strengthen the defensive line, also struck by his cognizance about Caribbean football on general (including the Dominican Republic) and his experience in the international stage.

[2] Suffering a fractured ACL on the left side in the last international match he started, a 0-0 draw with Indonesia, Velez was sent to recover after surgery for around six months before possibly returning to play, missing Bauger's last seven games of the season in the process.

[4] He was called up to the Puerto Rico under-21 team set to participate in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games but the tournament was canceled.

In 2013, he played on the first Puerto Rico national beach soccer team in the World Cup Qualifiers.

[6] His brother Elliot Vélez also played for the Puerto Rico national football team.