Carmelo Valencia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tutunendo, Chocó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Teda | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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 | 40 | (15) |
| 2010 | Ulsan Hyundai | 19 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Newells Old Boys | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | La Equidad | 45 | (17) |
| 2013– | Tianjin Teda | 29 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2013 | |||
Carmelo Valencia (born 13 July 1984 in Tutunendo Chocó, Colombia) is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda.
Club career
Carmelo Valencia's greatest performances came 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.[1]
On 18 January 2010, Valencia signed for K-League club Ulsan Hyundai on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]
Valencia signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda in February 2013.[3]
Personal life
Valencia has a wife and a daughter.
References
- ^ ""Cunning" Colombian player banned after admitting dive". Reuters. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Ulsan Tigers Sign Valencia". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "泰达第四外援已敲定 哥伦比亚联赛MVP+金靴加盟". 163.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
External links
- Carmelo Valencia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Carmelo Valencia – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- K League players
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Millonarios Fútbol Club footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- La Equidad footballers
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Colombian expatriates in South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Colombian expatriates in China
- Colombian people of African descent