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Antonio Valencia
Personal information
Full name Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
1999–2001 Caribe Junior
2001–2004 El Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 El Nacional
2005–2008 Villarreal
2005–2006 → Recreativo (loan)
2006–2007 → Wigan Athletic (loan)
2007–2008 → Wigan Athletic (loan)
2008–2009 Wigan Athletic
2009– Manchester United
International career‡
2005– Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2008

Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born 4 August 1985), commonly known as Antonio Valencia, is an Ecuadorian football winger, who currently plays for Manchester United.[2] He also plays for the Ecuadorian national team.

Career

Club career

Valencia started his career at El Nacional, and moved to the Spanish league team Villarreal in 2005.[3] However, he was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva for most of the 2005–06 season.

At the beginning of the next season, he joined English Premier League club Wigan Athletic, initially on a year long loan deal. He made his debut for Wigan on 19 August 2006, in a 2–1 loss to Newcastle United, and scored his first goal for them against Manchester City on 21 October 2006.The loan was extended into the following season, and on 18 January 2008 he transferred for an undisclosed fee, signing a three and a half year contract. In early June 2009, the Wigan chairman announced that he would not force Antonio into staying at the club. [4][5][6]

Manchester United

On 30 June 2009 he finalized his transfer to Manchester United, having cut his holiday short to have a medical with the club. He has signed a four year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7]

International career

Valencia's first international cap was in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay on 27 March 2005, scoring twice in a 5–2 win for Ecuador. He played in Ecuador's 2006 FIFA World Cup finals matches, and was chosen as a nominee for FIFA's ideal 11 team, which recognises the top stars for every position in the World Cup. He was also shortlisted as one of the six potential candidates for the Gillette Best Young Player award.[8] An email broadly circulated in England encouraged votes for Valencia, in an attempt to prevent Cristiano Ronaldo from winning (propelled into pole by a similar campaign in Scotland).[9] Lukas Podolski eventually won the award.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Wigan Athletic FC profile". Wigan Athletic FC. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  2. ^ "United sign Valencia". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Villarreal bag duo". Sky Sports. 2005-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Wigan finalise swoop for Valencia". BBC Sport. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Wigan complete permanent capture of Valencia". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  6. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8098622.stm
  7. ^ "United tie up Valencia deal". Sky Sports. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-06-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Six Gillette Best Young Player nominees chosen". 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  9. ^ "Supporters 'hijack' Ronaldo vote". BBC Sport. 2006-07-06. Retrieved 2008-04-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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