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Yeferson Soteldo: The small guy with big skills

The story of Yeferson Soteldo from the start corresponds to a fast path in every step of his life. He had his first child at 18 years old, made his senior debut in Venezuela at 16 years old, and scored his first professional goal at 17 years old.

But let’s start from the beginning.

Soteldo started his football career with Caracas FC’s U-14 side (one of the biggest clubs in Venezuela), but unfortunately, he didn’t last long because of behaviour problems.

“In Caracas they threw me out for indiscipline, something that I earned because of my behavior, I do not deny that, because all those bad influences were not over yet,” said Soteldo in an interview via google translate.