Juan David Valencia
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan David Valencia Hinestroza | ||
Date of birth | January 15, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Independiente Medellín | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Caracas (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Atlético Huila | 29 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Independiente Medellín | 55 | (3) |
2011–2012 | → Junior (loan) | 31 | (5) |
2012–2015 | Atlético Nacional | 102 | (14) |
2016 | Santa Fe | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Independiente Medellín | 25 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Santa Fe | 31 | (4) |
International career | |||
2010 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 30 September 2019 (UTC) |
Juan David Valencia Hinestroza (born January 15, 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left back, although he can also play as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Valencia started his footballing career in the youth ranks of Independiente Medellín. After making his debut in the Colombian First Division with the Medellín club, Valencia was loaned out to Venezuelan side Caracas FC. Valencia quickly established himself as a fixture on the left side of the Caracas midfield. He has also played left back.
He scored his first league goal with Caracas in a 2-1 victory over rival Unión Atlético Maracaibo. He has also started all the club's matches in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, scoring in a 1-1 draw versus Brazilian side Cruzeiro Esporte Clube on March 18, 2008.
In 2012, Atlético Nacional bought the half of his rights after being champion of Liga Postobon with Atlético Junior.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Flamengo
- Categoría Primera A (2): 2004-I, 2009-II
Caracas FC
Atlético Junior
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A (3): 2013-I, 2013-II, 2014-I
- Copa Colombia (2): 2012, 2013
- Superliga Colombiana (1): 2012
External links
[edit]- with Caracas FC
- career stats
- Juan David Valencia at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Medellín
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Caracas FC players
- Atlético Huila footballers
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- 2011 Copa América players
- Men's association football defenders