Diego Valencia

Diego Martín Valencia Morello (born 14 January 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Salernitana and the Chile national football.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valencia and the second or maternal family name is Morello.

Diego Valencia
Valencia with Universidad Católica
Personal information
Full name Diego Martín Valencia Morello
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2018 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Universidad Católica 91 (23)
2022– Salernitana 12 (0)
International career‡
2017 Chile U17 8 (0)
2018–2019 Chile U20 8 (1)
2020– Chile U23 1 (0)
2021– Chile 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:18, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Universidad Catolica

Valencia debuted the year 2018 in the match against Deportes Iquique in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date, gave assistance for the goal of the draw against Palestinian in La Cisterna. in the year 2018 he converted his first goals, in the triumph of Catolica against Coquimbo Unido, a match that was also his debut as a starter in the team.[1]

Salernitana

On 11 July 2022, Valencia signed a four-year contract with Italian club Salernitana.[2]

International career

Diego managed to make the winning goal of the Chile national U20 team, when the Odesur won.[3]

In 2019, he was called to the national sub 20 team, after the injury of Nicolás Guerra.[4]

At senior level, he was called up to the Chile national team for the 2021 Copa América Quarter-finals to replace Guillermo Maripán due to an injury,[5] making his international debut against Brazil.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 June 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2018 Primera División 201000—30
2019 Primera División 174205[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]1255
2020 Primera División 304—9[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 2]0404
2021 Primera División 3114218[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 2]04217
2022 Primera División 122126[lower-alpha 5]11[lower-alpha 2]0205
Total 9224632834113031
Career total 9224632834113031
  1. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  3. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  5. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana

International
As of 14 June 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202140
202230
Total70

Honours

Universidad Católica

Chile U20

References
  1. "DIEGO VALENCIA Y SU DEBUT: "ESTOY MUY FELIZ POR MIS PRIMEROS GOLES EN EL PROFESIONALISMO"" (in Spanish). 30 June 2011.
  2. "DIEGO VALENCIA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. "el flaco de La Serena que hizo el Gol de Oro para la selección chilena en los Odesur" (in Spanish). 30 June 2011.
  4. "Nomina Sub 20, Diego Valencia" (in Spanish). 30 June 2011.
  5. "Chile ya tiene al reemplazante de Maripán en la Copa América - TyC Sports" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. Inostroza, Valeska (3 July 2021). "Diego Valencia agradeció su debut en La Roja ante Brasil: "Un sueño cumplido que nunca olvidaré"". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. "Diego Valencia". SofaScore. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  8. Diego Valencia at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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