Antonio Valencia
Valencia in 2015 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera |
| Date of birth |
(1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 31) |
| Place of birth |
Lago Agrio, Ecuador |
| Height |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Playing position |
Right winger
Right-back |
| Club information |
|
Current team |
Manchester United |
| Number |
25 |
| Youth career |
| 1999–2001 |
Caribe Junior |
| 2001–2003 |
El Nacional |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
| 2003–2005 |
El Nacional |
84 |
(12) |
| 2005–2008 |
Villarreal |
2 |
(0) |
| 2005–2006 |
→ Recreativo (loan) |
12 |
(0) |
| 2006–2008 |
→ Wigan Athletic (loan) |
37 |
(1) |
| 2008–2009 |
Wigan Athletic |
47 |
(6) |
| 2009– |
Manchester United |
201 |
(14) |
| National team‡ |
| 2004– |
Ecuador |
89 |
(10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:19, 29 March 2017 (UTC) |
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, commonly known as Antonio Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo βaˈlenθja]; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right winger and right-back for Manchester United and the Ecuador national team.
After progressing through the youth system at El Nacional, Valencia became a first team regular and made over 80 appearances for the club. He won the Ecuadorian Serie A with them before signing for La Liga side Villarreal in 2005. He only made two league appearances for the Spanish side in between loan spells at Recreativo for the 2005–06 season and later English Premier League club Wigan Athletic from 2006 to 2008. Wigan Athletic later signed Valencia on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2008. His performances for Wigan Athletic soon attracted attention from several high-profile clubs, eventually signing for Manchester United in June 2009. Valencia has since won the Premier League in 2010–11 and 2012–13, the FA Cup in 2015–16, the League Cup in 2009–10 and 2016–17, and the Community Shield in 2010, 2013 and 2016. Valencia was voted into the
