Marc Valiente
 Valiente being presented as a Valladolid player | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Valiente Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Granollers, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valladolid | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Barcelona C | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Barcelona B | 90 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Sevilla B | 58 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Sevilla | 3 | (0) |
| 2010– | Valladolid | 123 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Spain U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marc Valiente Hernández (born 20 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid mainly as a central defender.
Football career
Born in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valiente started his career at FC Barcelona aged 10, being club captain for most of its youth sides and playing alongside Cesc Fàbregas, Lionel Messi, Gerard Piqué and Víctor Vázquez. He made his debut for the first team against CF Badalona in a Copa del Rey second-leg match, coming on as a substitute for Juliano Belletti in the 46th minute of the 4–0 home win.[1]
In July 2008, after some turbulence regarding his future, Valiente moved to Sevilla FC after being released by the Blaugrana.[2] He spent his first professional season with the Andalusians' reserves, starting most of the year in an eventual relegation from the second division.
On 21 November 2009, injuries to the first squad, namely Federico Fazio, granted Valiente his first La Liga opportunity, as he started in the 2–1 away win against CD Tenerife.[3] He appeared in two more games during the campaign – replacing injured Adriano before the 30-minute mark of the 1–0 win at Sporting de Gijón,[4] and playing the first half at eventual champions Barcelona (0–0 at halftime, eventually 0–4 defeat)[5]– being released by Sevilla in June 2010 and signing for three years with Real Valladolid, freshly relegated to the second level.[6]
Valiente scored his first goal as a professional on 19 September 2010, but in a 1–2 away loss to Real Betis.[7] He contributed with 33 games, nearly 3,000 minutes of action and one goal[8] in his second year as the Castile and León side returned to the top flight after a two-year absence.
Honours
Club
- Sevilla
Country
- Spain U19
References
- ↑ El Barcelona golea sin problemas al Badalona y Saviola se aprovecha (Barcelona routs Badalona easily and Saviola profits); Marca, 8 November 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ Marc Valiente, del Barcelona B, nuevo fichaje del Sevilla Atlético (Barcelona B's Marc Valiente, new Sevilla Atlético signing); Marca, 2 July 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sevilla make lead count; ESPN Soccernet, 21 November 2009
- ↑ Kanoute strike seals Sevilla win; ESPN Soccernet, 13 December 2009
- ↑ Messi marks milestone with goal; ESPN Soccernet, 16 January 2010
- ↑ Marc Valiente ficha para las próximas tres temporadas (Marc Valiente signs for next three seasons); Marca, 5 July 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Betis remonta el tanto de un ex sevillista para seguir en lo más alto (Betis comes from behind after former sevillista goal to stay on top); Marca, 19 September 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Valladolid remonta tras el descanso gracias a Sisi (Valladolid comes from behind after half-time thanks to Sisi); Diario AS, 2 October 2011 (Spanish)
External links
- Valladolid official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Marc Valiente – FIFA competition record
- Soccerway profile
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