Stalin Valencia

Stalin Valencia
Personal information
Full name Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21)[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

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Stalin Valencia". Soccerway. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Pacheco, Enrique (June 17, 2022). "PUMAS;Stalin Valencia the Ecuadorean pearl who will come as a replacement". Soyfutbol. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "QUITO VS. TECNICO UNIVERSITARIO 1-2". Soccerway. December 21, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "WHO IS STALIN VALENCIA, THE PLAYER WHO WILL REACH PUMAS". Futboltotal. June 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "STALIN VALENCIA NO HA LOGRADO LA ADAPTACIÓN PLENA EN PUMAS TABASCO". One football. January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "ATLETICO MORELIA VS. PUMAS TABASCO 1-1". Soccerway. July 25, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ecuador U-20 squad". Foxsports. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "The great moment of the Youth Teams of Ecuador". espn.com. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.