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Antonio Valencia
Valencia on international duty with Ecuador, August 2008 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera |
| Date of birth |
4 August 1985 (1985-08-04) (age 24) |
| Place of birth |
Lago Agrio, Ecuador |
| Height |
1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Playing position |
Winger |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Manchester United |
| Number |
25 |
| Youth career |
| 1999–2001 |
Caribe Junior |
| 2001–2004 |
El Nacional |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 |
El Nacional |
84 |
(20) |
| 2005–2008 |
Villarreal |
2 |
(0) |
| 2005–2006 |
→ Recreativo (loan) |
14 |
(1) |
| 2006–2008 |
→ Wigan Athletic (loan) |
37 |
(1) |
| 2008–2009 |
Wigan Athletic |
47 |
(6) |
| 2009– |
Manchester United |
17 |
(4) |
| National team‡ |
| 2005– |
Ecuador |
40 |
(6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:06, 20 December 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 29 July 2009 (UTC) |
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born 4 August 1985), commonly known as Antonio Valencia, is an Ecuadorian football winger, who currently plays for Manchester United[2] and the Ecuadorian national team.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
After an underprivileged childhood in Lago Agrio, Valencia started his career at El Nacional and moved to the Spanish league team Villarreal in 2005.[3] However, he was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva for most of the 2005–06 season, where he helped the team gain promotion.[4]
[edit] Wigan Athletic
At the beginning of the next season, he joined English Premier League club Wigan Athletic, initially on a year long loan deal.[5] He made his debut for Wigan on 19 August 2006, in a 2–1 loss to Newcastle United, and scored his first goal for them against Manchester City on 21 October 2006. The loan was extended into the following season, and on 18 January 2008 he transferred for an undisclosed fee, signing a three and a half year contract.[6][7] He turned down a move to La Liga side Real Madrid in January 2009.[8] In early June 2009, the Wigan chairman announced that he would not force Valencia to stay at the club.[9]
[edit] Manchester United
On 30 June 2009, Valencia became Manchester United's first summer signing, having cut his holiday short to have a medical with the club. He has signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of £16 million.[10] He made his competitive debut for Manchester United in the 2009 FA Community Shield, when he came on for the injured Nani in the 62nd minute.[11] On 17 October 2009, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring United's second in a 2-1 victory against Bolton Wanderers[12] His first UEFA Champions League goal followed four days later in a 1–0 away victory against CSKA Moscow.[13] On 15 December, Valencia scored on his 100th Premier League appearance, hitting the last goal in a 3-0 win over Wolves.[14]
[edit] International career
Valencia's first international cap was in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay on 27 March 2005, scoring twice in a 5–2 win for Ecuador. He played in Ecuador's 2006 FIFA World Cup finals matches, and was chosen as a nominee for FIFA's ideal 11 team, which recognises the top stars for every position in the World Cup. He was also shortlisted as one of the six potential candidates for the Gillette Best Young Player award.[15] An email broadly circulated in England encouraged votes for Valencia, in an attempt to prevent Cristiano Ronaldo from winning.[16] Valencia ended up receiving the greatest number of votes in the online poll,[citation needed] but since the award's winner is determined by a combination of the fan vote and a judging panel, the award was eventually given to Lukas Podolski.
[edit] Career statistics
Career statistics in England
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
League Cup |
Continental |
Other[17] |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Wigan Athletic |
2006–07 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
| 2007–08 |
31 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
32 |
3 |
| 2008–09 |
31 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
35 |
3 |
| Total |
84 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
89 |
7 |
| Manchester United |
2009–10 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
6 |
| Total |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
6 |
| Career total |
101 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
113 |
13 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009.[18]
[edit] Honours
- El Nacional
[edit] References
- ^ "Antonio Valenca". wiganlatics.co.uk. Wigan Athletic F.C.. 16 July 2008. http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10429~34079,00.html. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- ^ "United sign Valencia". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 30 June 2009. http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=3061. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Buckingham, Mark; Figueroa, Patricio (7 June 2005). "Villarreal bag duo". Sky Sports (BSkyB). http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11844_2338262,00.html. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Valencia, del estadio Carlos Vernaza al Teatro de los Sueños" (in Spanish). El Morlaco Digital. 2 June 2009. http://www.elmorlaco.com/noticiasfutbol.aspx?cod=1792. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- ^ "Wigan snap up Ecuador's Valencia". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5243610.stm. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Wigan finalise swoop for Valencia". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 18 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7195636.stm. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Wigan complete permanent capture of Valencia". ESPNsoccernet. 18 January 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=499396&cc=5901. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Valencia rejects Real Madrid move". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7863210.stm. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Man Utd set to move for Valencia". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8098622.stm. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Valencia joins Man Utd from Wigan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 30 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8127596.stm. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (9 August 2009). "Chelsea 2-2 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8190061.stm. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Man Utd 2-1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 17 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8305403.stm. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow 0-1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 21 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8314336.stm. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Man Utd 3-0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 15 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8408337.stm. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ "Six Gillette Best Young Player nominees chosen". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 4 July 2006. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid=24742.html. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ "Supporters 'hijack' Ronaldo vote". BBC Sport. 6 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5153870.stm. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Endlar, Andrew. "Antonio Valencia". StretfordEnd.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/valencia.html. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
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