Luis Gabriel Valenzuela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Colo-Colo | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2008 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportes Temuco | ? | (?) |
| 2010 | Curicó Unido | 30 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Unión San Felipe | 28 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | 44 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | O'Higgins | 30 | (5) |
| 2015 | Cobresal | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Deportes Melipilla | 14 | (7) |
| 2017 | Santiago Wanderers | 11 | (3) |
| 2017- | Deportes Antofagasta | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2014. | |||
Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo (born 22 February 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a central midfielder and currently plays for Deportes Antofagasta.
Career
He began his career as a youth player as a U-12 in Colo-Colo, the most successful team in Chile, then he was promoted to the adult team in 2006, aged 18, where he made his debut in August 2006 and at the end of the season, won Clausura 2006 Chilean Championship along with his team members Alexis Sanchez and Humberto Suazo. Also ended up as the runner-up in Copa Sudamericana 2006 under the lead management of Claudio Borghi. He stayed in Colo-Colo until 2007. Then he joined Santiago Morning in 2008. After the contract ended, he signed with Unión Temuco in 2009. In 2010, he played with Curicó Unido a team from the Chilean Primera División B. Beginning the season 2010/2011, he had agreed upon a contract with Unión San Felipe.
On August 2011, ArceSports (the footballer's agent) in association with Soccer Soccer Sport in Brazil, got a pre-contract between Luis Valenzuela and Ceará Sporting Club for a five-year period with this Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team.
On 2014, he is signed for the Chilean club O'Higgins. [1][2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 January 2015
| Club | Season | League | Copa Chile | Supercopa | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| O'Higgins | 2014–15[3] | Primera División | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
Honours
Colo-Colo
- Chilean Primera División
- 2006 Clausura
- Copa Sudamericana 2006
- Runner-up 2006
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile
- (in Spanish) Dale Albo interview in Colo-Colo
- (in Spanish) BDFA Profile
- (in Spanish) (in English) ArceSports Official site (footballer's agent)