Carmelo Valencia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tutunendo, Chocó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Junior | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Nacional | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | Real Cartagena | 15 | (4) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Pasto | 17 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Atlético Nacional | 73 | (16) |
| 2009 | Millonarios | 39 | (12) |
| 2010 | Ulsan Hyundai | 20 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Newells Old Boys | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | La Equidad | 45 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Tianjin Teda | 55 | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 40 | (15) |
| 2017–2018 | La Equidad | 37 | (13) |
| 2018 | America de Cali | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Independiente Santa Fe | 35 | (5) |
| 2019 | Cucuta Deportivo | 25 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | Atlético Junior | 91 | (14) |
| Total | 521 | (143) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 | |||
Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra (Latin American Spanish: [kaɾˈmelo βaˈlensja];[a] born 13 July 1984) is a former Colombian soccer player who retired in Atlético Junior.
Club career
Carmelo Valencia's greatest performance came in the 4-1 victory of Junior de Barranquilla “tu papá” against the #1 club in Copa Libertadores. He also played really well in the two games in which his team Atletico Nacional faced Atletico Huila for the 2007 Apertura National Championship Mustang Cup. He recorded the only goal in the game at Huila. In the second game he opened the score with a goal after the Huila defenders crashed into each other leading the way to Valencia putting Huila's championship hopes out of reach. The game ended 2-1 and the aggregate score was 3-1 in favor of the reigning champion Atletico Nacional. He then helped Nacional defend their title in the second semester finals versus La Equidad by scoring the first goal in a 3-0 defeat of the capital's team. He's now scored a combined three goals in Colombian Mustang Soccer finals.
Valencia gained notoriety for his public admission that he faked a foul which resulted in the sending off of an opponent, Santa Fe's Agustín Julio, during a league match on 25 April 2009. League officials banned Valencia for one match following their review of the play in the wake of his admission.[2]
On 18 January 2010, Valencia signed for K-League club Ulsan Hyundai on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]
Valencia signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda in February 2013.[4]
In February 2015, Valencia transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises Group.[5]
Personal life
Valencia has a wife and a daughter.
Career statistics
- As of 7 October 2022.[6]
| Sex Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Cartagena | 2005 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Deportivo Pasto | 2005 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2006 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2008 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 73 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 81 | 18 | |||
| Millonarios (loan) | 2009 | Categoría Primera A | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 12 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2010 | K-League | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 25 | 8 | |
| Newells Old Boys | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| La Equidad | 2012 | Categoría Primera A | 45 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 51 | 18 | |
| Tianjin Teda | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 16 | ||
| 2014 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 24 | ||||
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 2015 | China League One | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 15 | ||
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 16 | ||||
| La Equidad | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 42 | 16 | ||
| America de Cali | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Independiente Santa Fe | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | |||
| Cucuta Deportivo | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | |||
| Atlético Junior | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| 2021 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 47 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | |||
| Total | 91 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 509 | 142 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 576 | 160 | ||
Notes
- ^ In isolation, Valencia is pronounced [baˈlensja].
References
- ^ "Carmelo Valencia" (in Spanish). Atlético Junior. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ ""Cunning" Colombian player banned after admitting dive". Reuters. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Ulsan Tigers Sign Valencia". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "泰达第四外援已敲定 哥伦比亚联赛MVP+金靴加盟". 163.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ 北控敲定外援第三签 泰达快马瓦伦西亚正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2015-02-24 Retrieved 2015-02-25
- ^ Carmelo Valencia at Soccerway
External links
- Carmelo Valencia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Carmelo Valencia at Soccerway
- Carmelo Valencia – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Real Cartagena footballers
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Ulsan HD FC players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- La Equidad footballers
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
- Beijing Sport University F.C. players
- América de Cali footballers
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Argentine Primera División players
- K League 1 players
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Chocó Department