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 | ||
| 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) |
| 2013–2014 | Tianjin Teda | 55 | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | Beijing Enterprises | 40 | (15) |
| 2017–2018 | La Equidad | 37 | (13) |
| 2018 | America de Cali | 7 | (1) |
| 2018- | Independiente Santa Fe | 16 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2017 | |||
Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈmelo βaˈlensja];[a] born 13 July 1984 in Tutunendo, Colombia) is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe.
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]
In February 2015, Valencia transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises.[4]
Personal life
Valencia has a wife and a daughter.
Notes
- ^ In isolation, Valencia is pronounced [baˈlensja].
References
- ^ ""Cunning" Colombian player banned after admitting dive". Reuters. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Ulsan Tigers Sign Valencia". koreatimes.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ 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
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 people of African descent
- Colombian footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Real Cartagena footballers
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Millonarios F.C. footballers
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- La Equidad footballers
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- Beijing BSU F.C. players
- Categoría Primera A players
- K League 1 players
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Association footballers not categorized by position