| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Valencia Paredes | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | River Plate | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Dijon FCO | 5 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 2 | (1) |
| 2009 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Rubin Kazan | - | (-) |
| 2010 | Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2010 | Portimonense S.C. | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carlos Alberto Valencia Paredes (born 28 April 1989 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian left wing back who is a free agent.
Valencia left Colombia at the age of 15 to go and play in the River Plate youth academy. He initially played as an Attacking Midfielder, but at the age of 17 when he joined the River 1st team he was used as a left-back, and to take corners and throw ins.
He made his debut November 10, 2007 in River's 2-1 loss to Huracán and played the full 90 minutes in his debut.[1]
After starting two games at the end of the season for River Plate, several French clubs became interested and he eventually joined Dijon FCO.
In 2009 he returned to Argentina to play for Estudiantes de La Plata. On 17 May 2009 he came on as a substitute against Independiente in the 77th minute and then scored his first goal for the club to finish off a 5-1 win. On 11 Aug 2009 Carlos Valencia was signed by Godoy Cruz[2] and on 22 December 2009 his club released the Colombian left-back, who is now a free agent according to Argentine media sources.[3] In the summer of 2010 he signed to the Portuguese Liga club Portimonense.