Stalin Valencia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 2003[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Once Caldas | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 2017–2018 | Clan Juvenil | ||
| 2018–2020 | Norte América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | LDU Quito | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pumas Tabasco (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Once Caldas | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Ecuador U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 27 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz (born 10 October 2003) is an Ecuadorean footballer who plays for Once Caldas and the Ecuador national under-20 football team as a defender.[2]
Career
[edit]Valencia trained as a youth player at Independiente del Valle, C.D. Clan Juvenil and C.S. Norte América before settling at LDU Quito in 2020.[3] Valencia made his debut in the Ecuadorian Serie A on 21 December 2020 appearing as a substitute for Quito against C.D. Técnico Universitario.[4]
In 2022 a percentage of his registration was bought by Mexican side Club Universidad Nacional and he joined their subsidiary team Pumas Tabasco in Mexico second division.[5][6] Valencia made his debut in the Liga de Expansión MX for Pumas Tabasco on 25 July 2022 against Atlético Morelia.[7]
International career
[edit]Valencia was included in the Ecuador national under-20 football team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina in May 2023.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Stalin Valencia". Soccerway. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Pacheco, Enrique (June 17, 2022). "PUMAS;Stalin Valencia the Ecuadorean pearl who will come as a replacement". Soyfutbol. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "QUITO VS. TECNICO UNIVERSITARIO 1-2". Soccerway. December 21, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "WHO IS STALIN VALENCIA, THE PLAYER WHO WILL REACH PUMAS". Futboltotal. June 16, 2022.
- ^ "STALIN VALENCIA NO HA LOGRADO LA ADAPTACIÓN PLENA EN PUMAS TABASCO". One football. January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "ATLETICO MORELIA VS. PUMAS TABASCO 1-1". Soccerway. July 25, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Ecuador U-20 squad". Foxsports. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "The great moment of the Youth Teams of Ecuador". espn.com. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Ecuador men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Liga de Expansión MX players