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Leonardo Valencia
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Felipe Valencia Rossel
Date of birth (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cobresal
Number --
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
2008Deportes Melipilla (loan) 1 (0)
2011Unión La Calera (loan) 1 (0)
2012 Unión La Calera 34 (1)
2013–2017 Palestino 80 (23)
2014Santiago Wanderers (loan) 16 (5)
2015–2016Universidad de Chile (loan) 16 (4)
2017–2019 Botafogo 61 (4)
2020–2022 Colo-Colo 31 (6)
2021–2022Deportes La Serena (loan) 30 (11)
2023– Cobresal 0 (0)
International career
2016– Chile 9 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Runner-up FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2017

Leonardo Felipe Valencia Rossel (Latin American Spanish: [leoˈnaɾðo βaˈlensja]; born 25 April 1991) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Cobresal.

Career

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Unión La Calera

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Palestino

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Universidad de Chile (loan)

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On 9 July 2015 Valencia returned to Universidad de Chile, this time on a one-year loan deal until the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]

Botafogo

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On 11 July 2017 Valencia officially signed with Brazilian Série A club Botafogo a three-year contract.[3][4]

Colo Colo

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On 23 December 2019, it was announced that Valencia signed for Chilean club Colo Colo. [5]

International career

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Valencia got his first call up to the senior Chile side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Peru in October 2016.[6]

On 13 June 2017 Valencia scored his first international goal for Chile in a Friendly against Romania at Cluj Arena.

Career statistics

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Club

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(Correct As of 4 December 2019.)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión La Calera(loan) 2011 Primera División 1 0 1 0
Unión La Calera 2012 34 1 6 1 40 2
Total 35 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 41 2
Palestino 2013 Primera División 14 0 6 0 20 0
2013–14 7 1 7 1
2014–15 31 14 10 3 41 17
2016–17 28 8 3 0 10[a] 0 41 8
Total 80 23 19 3 10 0 0 0 109 26
Santiago Wanderers (loan) 2013–14 Primera División 16 5 16 5
Universidad de Chile (loan) 2015–16 16 4 9 1 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 27 5
Botafogo 2017 Série A 13 0 2[b] 0 15 0
2018 27 3 0 0 5[a] 1 17[d] 1 49 5
2019 21 1 1 0 4[a] 0 2[e] 0 28 1
Total 61 4 1 0 11 0 19 1 92 6
Total 208 37 35 5 22 1 20 1 285 44
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de Chile.
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Rio de Janeiro State League.
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.

International

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As of match played 12 November 2019.[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2016 2 0
2017 7 1
Total 9 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 June 2017 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania  Romania 2–0 2–3 Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Universidad de Chile
Botafogo
Colo-Colo

International

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Chile

Notes

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In isolation, Valencia is pronounced [baˈlensja]

References

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  1. ^ Profile at ANFP
  2. ^ "Universidad de Chile presentó a Renato González, Leonardo Valencia y Patricio Rubio". alairelibre.cl. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Agora é oficial! Valencia assina contrato de três anos com o Botafogo". Globoesporte.com.br. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Chileno Leo Valencia acerta com o Botafogo e é esperado no domingo". Lance.com.br. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Colo Colo confirmó oficialmente a Leonardo Valencia como su cuarto refuerzo".
  6. ^ "Jugadores convocados del fútbol local para los duelos ante Ecuador y Perú". anfp.cl. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Valencia, Leonardo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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