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Mary Valencia
Valencia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos
Date of birth (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth López de Micay, Colombia
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Santiago Morning
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Santiago Wanderers
2022– Santiago Morning
International career
2022 Chile U20 6 (2)
2022– Chile 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos (born 8 February 2003) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino club Santiago Morning. Born in Colombia, she plays for the Chile national team.

Club career

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Valencia started her career with Santiago Wanderers after standing out at school level.[2]

In December 2021, she switched to Santiago Morning for the 2022 season in the Chilean top division.[3]

International career

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Youth teams

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During 2021, she was called up to training microcycles of the Chile national under-20 team despite the fact that she did not have the Chilean nationality at the time.[2][4] Once she naturalized Chilean, she took part in both the 2022 South American Under-20 Championship,[5] scoring a goal against Peru,[6] and the 2022 South American Games.[7]

Senior team

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At senior level, she made his debut in a friendly against Venezuela on 26 June 2022.[8] After, she took part in the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[9]

Personal life

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Born in Colombia, Valencia came to Chile at the age of eleven alongside her mother and made her home in Valparaíso.[2] In March 2022, she got the Chilean nationality by residence.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "MARY YALENNY VALENCIA RIASCOS". santiagomorning.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Campos, José Ignacio (23 September 2021). ""Me vine de Colombia sola con mi mamá": el duro camino de la nueva promesa de la Sub 20". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ Molina, Geraldine (30 December 2021). "Mary Valencia es el primer fichaje de Santiago Morning para 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "» La 'Roja' femenina sub 20 ya tiene su fixture para un nuevo microciclo". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (18 March 2022). "Mary Valencia ya es chilena y jugará el Sudamericano Sub-20 con La Roja". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ Molina, Geraldine (10 April 2022). "Mary Valencia y la alegría por su primer gol oficial con la Roja Femenina Sub 20: "Era algo que venía buscando"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ Molina, Geraldine (26 June 2022). "Mary Valencia y Valentina Navarrete hacen su debut oficial por La Roja". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Llegó a los 11 años a Chile y hoy es la 'nueva' esperanza de la Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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