- Carmelo Valencia
Infobox Football biography
playername = Carmelo Valencia
fullname = Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|7|13
cityofbirth =Tutunendo
countryofbirth =Colombia
height = height|meters =1.75
nickname =
position =Striker
currentclub =Atlético Nacional
clubnumber = 14
youthyears =
youthclubs = Atlético Nacional
years = 2006-present
2005
2005
clubs =Atlético Nacional
→Real Cartagena "(loan)"
→Deportivo Pasto "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 66 (16)
15 0(4)
17 0(5)
nationalyears = 2007-present
nationalteam = Colombia
nationalcaps(goals) = 03 0(0)
pcupdate = 13 June 2007Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra (born in Quibdó, Chocó.
July 13 ,1984 ) is aColombian soccer player currently playing forAtletico Nacional ofMedellín . He has also played forDeportivo Pasto andReal Cartagena .Valencia is from the city of Choco located in Colombia. He has a wife and a daughter.
Carmelo Valencia's greatest performances came in the two games in which his team Atletico Nacional faced Atletico Huila for the 2007 Apertura National Championship Mustang Cup. He recorded the only goal in the game at Huila. In the second game he opened the score with a goal after the Huila defenders crashed into each other leading the way to Valencia putting Huila's championship hopes out of reach. The game ended 2-1 and the aggregate score was 3-1 in favor of the reigning champion Atletico Nacional. He then helped Nacional defend their title in the second semester finals versus La Equidad by scoring the first goal in a 3-0 defeat of the capital's team. He's now scored a combined three goals in Colombian Mustang Soccer finals.
Although he has great speed, he is often critizied for his inconsistency.
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=24201 Career stats on national-football-teams.com]
* [http://www.atlnacional.com.co/ Official Website]
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