Antonio Valencia

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Antonio Valencia
Manchester United v FC Rostov, March 2017 (22) .JPG
Antonio Valencia (2017)
Personnel
Surname Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera
birthday 4th August 1985
place of birth Nueva Loja ,  Ecuador
size 181 cm
position Right midfield,
right full-back
Juniors
Years station
1999-2001 Caribe Junior
2001-2004 CD El Nacional
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2003-2005 CD El Nacional 83 (11)
2005 Villarreal CF 2 0(0)
2006 →  Recreativo Huelva  (loan) 12 0(0)
2006-2009 Wigan Athletic 84 0(7)
2009-2019 Manchester United 241 (17)
2016 Manchester United U21 1 0(0)
2019– LDU Quito 2 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2005– Ecuador 92 (10)
1 Only league games are given.
As of August 6, 2019

2 As of November 7, 2017

Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born August 4, 1985 in Nueva Loja ) is an Ecuadorian football player . The 1.81 m tall midfielder is considered one of the best active players in his country. Mainly Valencia is used as a right defender. In addition to his speed, his outstanding technology is one of his strengths.

society

Valencia began his footballing career at Caribe Juniors in his hometown and moved to the first division CD El Nacional in Quito in 2001 , where he made his first division debut in 2003. In the summer of 2005, Valencia left his club for Europe. He signed with the Spanish first division club Villarreal . After he came to only two appearances in the Primera División in the first half of the season, he was loaned to the second division club Recreativo Huelva in early January 2006 . In the 2006/07 season, Valencia played, also on loan, with Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League . The loan contract with Wigan was extended for the 2007/08 season and converted into a definitive change in January 2008 with a contract for three and a half years.

In June 2009, Valencia's move to Manchester United was announced, where the Ecuadorian would replace Cristiano Ronaldo, who had migrated to Real Madrid . In early August 2011, he extended his contract with Manchester United for four years until 2015.

At the end of June 2019, Valencia returned to Ecuador and joined LDU Quito .

National team

He made his debut for the Ecuadorian national soccer team in a friendly against Honduras in Fort Lauderdale. In the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on March 27, 2005, he caused a stir, as he contributed two goals to the 5-2 success of his team.

At the 2006 World Cup , he played in good form, but was eliminated with his team against England in the round of 16. In the internet poll for the “best young player” at the World Cup, Valencia took first place by far, thanks in particular to the support of its compatriots: it received 34% of the vote and was nine percentage points ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo . The FIFA technical study group, which was left with the decision of the winner, ultimately selected Lukas Podolski , who was fourth in the internet poll, as the “best young player”.

successes

Private

Valencia's older brother Luis Éder (* 1982) is also a soccer player and is currently under contract with the lower-class Ecuadorian club Rocafuerte SC.

Web links

Commons : Antonio Valencia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Antonio Valencia joins Ecuadorian champions LDU Quito on free transfer , bbc.com, June 28, 2019, accessed August 6, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Valencia, Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valencia Mosquera, Luis Antonio (full name); Valencia, Luis Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ecuadorian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Nueva Loja