| Carlos Valenzuela | |
| Fullname: | Carlos Fernando Valenzuela |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| Position: | Winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Tijuana |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Racing Club |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Nueva Chicago (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Barracas Central |
| Caps3: | 75 |
| Goals3: | 25 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Tijuana |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 19:00, 23 March 2022 (UTC) |
Carlos Fernando Valenzuela (born 22 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Tijuana.
Valenzuela was moved into the Racing Club first-team squad in April 2016; manager Facundo Sava selected him as a substitute for a victory away to Huracán but didn't use him.[1] In July 2016, Valenzuela joined Nueva Chicago of Primera B Nacional on loan.[2] [3] He made his senior debut on 10 September against Douglas Haig, before scoring his first goal five appearances later in a 5–1 win over Juventud Unida. He returned to Racing Club in June 2017 following one goal in thirteen for Nueva Chicago.[4] Primera B Metropolitana's Barracas Central signed Valenzuela on 30 June 2018. He scored three in his first four.
After twenty-four goals, including four in Primera B Nacional following promotion in 2018–19, in two seasons for Barracas Central, Valenzuela departed in August 2020 to join Portuguese Primeira Liga side Famalicão on loan.[5] [6] His first appearance came in a 5–1 home defeat to Benfica on 18 September, with his opening goal arriving ten days later against Belenenses SAD.
Valenzuela was called up to the Argentina U23s for the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru.[7] He scored three times in the competition, netting in victories over Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay.[8] [9] Valenzuela netted as Argentina defeated Honduras in the final on 10 August, earning the forward a gold medal.
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Racing Club | 2016 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nueva Chicago (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Barracas Central | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 25 | ||||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 27 | |||
Barracas Central
Argentina U23[10]