Carlos Valenzuela
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| Full name | Carlos Fernando Valenzuela | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tijuana | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Racing Club | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Barracas Central | 75 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Famalicão (loan) | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Tijuana | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U23 | 14 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 23 March 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Carlos Fernando Valenzuela (born 22 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Tijuana.[1]
Club career
[edit]Valenzuela was moved into the Racing Club first-team squad in April 2016; manager Facundo Sava selected him as a substitute for a victory away to Huracán but didn't use him.[1][2] In July 2016, Valenzuela joined Nueva Chicago of Primera B Nacional on loan.[3][4] He made his senior debut on 10 September against Douglas Haig, before scoring his first goal five appearances later in a 5–1 win over Juventud Unida.[1] He returned to Racing Club in June 2017 following one goal in thirteen for Nueva Chicago.[1][5] Primera B Metropolitana's Barracas Central signed Valenzuela on 30 June 2018.[1] He scored three in his first four.[1]
After twenty-four goals, including four in Primera B Nacional following promotion in 2018–19, in two seasons for Barracas Central, Valenzuela departed in August 2020 to join Portuguese Primeira Liga side Famalicão on loan.[6][7] His first appearance came in a 5–1 home defeat to Benfica on 18 September, with his opening goal arriving ten days later against Belenenses SAD.[1]
International career
[edit]Valenzuela was called up to the Argentina U23s for the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru.[8] He scored three times in the competition, netting in victories over Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay.[1][9][10] Valenzuela netted as Argentina defeated Honduras in the final on 10 August, earning the forward a gold medal.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 November 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2016 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nueva Chicago (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Barracas Central | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 55 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 25 | |||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 75 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 27 | ||
Honours
[edit]Barracas Central[1]
Argentina U23[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Carlos Valenzuela at Soccerway
- ^ "Carlos Valenzuela profile". BDFA. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Valenzuela, el primero". Mundo Ascenso. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Una de las grandes promesas de Racing, a Nueva Chicago". BeSoccer. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Valenzuela firmó su nuevo contrato". Racing Club de Avellaneda. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "FERNANDO VALENZUELA REFORÇA FC FAMALICÃO". Famalicão. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Famalicão anuncia Fernando Valenzuela como reforço". Record. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Con dos goles y una asistencia de Gaich, la Selección Sub 23 le gana 3-2 a Ecuador en los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Con otra gran actuación de Gaich, la selección de fútbol goleó a Uruguay e irá por la medalla de oro en los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Valenzuela at Soccerway
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago del Estero
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
- Barracas Central players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Primeira Liga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen