Juan Carlos Valenzuela (footballer)
 Valenzuela playing for Tijuana | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Carlos Valenzuela Hernández | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guaymas, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Atlas | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Atlas | 107 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Tecos | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | América | 167 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Atlas | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | → Tijuana (loan) | 95 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | UdeG | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 429 | (11) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Mexico | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Juan Carlos Valenzuela Hernández[a] (born 15 May 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is popularly known by his nickname "Topo".[1]
Club career
[edit]Atlas
[edit]Valenzuela came up from the Atlas youth system, debuting in Clausura 2003 against future club Tecos UAG.
América
[edit]In Clausura 2008 he was acquired by Tecos where his performance arouse the interest of Club América and the Mexico national team. Valenzuela made his debut for América against Chivas in the 2009 InterLiga.
Tijuana
[edit]On December 11, 2015 Club Tijuana announced that Valenzuela would be their new signing for the Clausura 2016 in hope of reinforcing their defense. The newly appointed manager, Miguel Herrera chose Valenzuela because of their experience together in his ex team Club America.
International career
[edit]Mexico national team
[edit]Valenzuela debuted on 24 September 2008 against Chile. He started in the 2009 Gold Cup semi-final and final, winning the championship with Mexico. He made the preliminary list for the 2010 World Cup, getting cut prior to their "farewell" game in Mexico City.
In October 2013, Valenzuela was called up to play the World Cup intercontinental playoff matches against New Zealand by Miguel Herrera.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 19 June 2015[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 3 June 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Peru |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]América
Mexico
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valenzuela and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
References
[edit]- ^ "Un reto con el que puedo cerrar mi carrera: Juan Carlos Valenzuela". Milenio (in Spanish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b Juan Carlos Valenzuela at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Juan Carlos Valenzuela – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Liga MX profile
- Juan Carlos Valenzuela at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Guaymas
- Indigenous Mexicans
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Tecos F.C. footballers
- Club América footballers
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Leones Negros UdeG footballers
- Liga MX players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup–winning players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 Copa América players
- Mexico men's international footballers
- Footballers from Sonora
- Men's association football defenders
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- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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