Carmelo Valencia
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.
| 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 | 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 Group | 40 | (15) |
| 2017–2018 | La Equidad | 37 | (13) |
| 2018 | America de Cali | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Independiente Santa Fe | 16 | (4) |
| 2019 | Cucuta Deportivo | 25 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | Atlético Junior | 65 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
Valencia has a wife and a daughter.
Notes edit
- ^ In isolation, Valencia is pronounced [baˈlensja].
References edit
- ^ "Carmelo Valencia" (in Spanish). Atlético Junior. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ ""Cunning" Colombian player banned after admitting dive". Reuters. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ . koreatimes.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ . 163.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. 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 edit
- Carmelo Valencia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Carmelo Valencia at Soccerway
- Carmelo Valencia – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)