Alfredo Valente
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alfredo Valente | ||
| Date of birth | November 6, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves (Youth Head Coach) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club | |||
| – | Alpha Secondary School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2008 | Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps | 271 | (35) |
| 1998–2000 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 34 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005– | Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves (Youth Head Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2006 |
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Alfredo Valente (born November 6, 1980 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a former Canadian soccer midfielder who formerly played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division (USL-1). Valente played 11 seasons with the 86ers/Whitecaps organization, winning USL championships with the club in 2006 and 2008. He has also played indoor soccer with the Edmonton Drillers of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) early in his professional career. Internationally, Valente has represented Canada with the under-18, under-20 and under-23 national teams.
Growing up in Burnaby, British Columbia, a neighbouring city east of Vancouver, Valente began playing soccer at the age of four years. He joined the local youth and amateur Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club (CMFSC) program at 12 and debuted with the men's team in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League's Premier division three years later.
Valente attended and graduated from Alpha Secondary School in Burnaby, where he also played for the high school's soccer club, the Aztecs leading them to a provincial championship.
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