José Adolfo Valencia

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Valencia and the second or maternal family name is Arrechea.

José Adolfo Valencia
Personal information
Full name	José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea
Date of birth	(1991-12-18) 18 December 1991
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Olimpo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2012	Santa Fe	45	(5)
2008	→ Juventud Soacha (loan)	10	(5)
2012	→ Portland Timbers (loan)	0	(0)
2013–	Portland Timbers	33	(6)
2014–	→ Olimpo (loan)	0	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Colombia U20	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 15, 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 1, 2011

José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea (born December 18, 1991 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Argentine side Olimpo on loan from Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

Valencia began his career with Santa Fe, also spending time on loan in 2008 with Juventud Soacha.^[1] After making 10 appearances and scoring 5 goals for Juventud Soacha, Valencia returned to Santa Fe. In 2009 he was a member of the squad that captured the Copa Colombia.

Valencia signed on loan with Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer on December 15, 2011.^[2] He was signed as Portland's second designated player under the new Young DP rule. On February 3, 2012, the club announced that Valencia would undergo knee surgery and miss 6–12 months.^[3] Due to his injury, MLS agreed that Valencia would not count as a designated player in 2012.

Portland announced the full transfer of Valencia from Sante Fe on January 22, 2013.^[4] That day the club also announced it had signed Valencia to a multi-year contract. On May 18, 2013 Valencia tallied his first goal for Portland in a 2-2 draw at rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC.^[5] On 15 January 2014, it was announced that he will join Club Olimpo in the Argentine Primera División on a season-long loan deal.^[6]

International

Valencia has represented Colombia at the Under-20 level. He played for Colombia at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored 1 goal in the competition.

Personal

Valencia is the son of the Colombian international footballer Adolfo Valencia, who played for European teams like Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid, and also in the Colombian national football team.^[7]

References

External links

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1 Champagne 2 Furios 3 Villanueva 4 Lugüercio 5 Musto 6 Moiraghi 7 Pérez Guedes 8 Gil 9 Vuletich 10 Rosales 11 Oberman 12 Capogrosso 13 Gissi 14 Sarulyte 18 Blanco 19 Reina 20 Vega 22 Martínez 23 Trombetta 24 Ferreyra 26 Benítez 28 Cerutti 29 Vidal 30 Meza 31 Vidili 32 Mafla 33 Bilbao 34 Valencia Manager: Perazzo

Persondata
Name	Valencia, José Adolfo
Alternative names
Short description	Colombian footballer
Date of birth	December 18, 1991
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Date of death
Place of death

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