Stalin Valencia

Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz (born 10 October 2003) is an Ecuadorean footballer who plays for Pumas Tabasco and the Ecuador national under-20 football team as a defender.[2]

Stalin Valencia
Personal information
Full name Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2017 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 15 (0)
International career
2023– Ecuador U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

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. "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.
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