| Germán Valera | |
| Full Name: | Germán Valera Karabinaite[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Murcia, Spain |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Atlético Madrid |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Villarreal |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid B |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Tenerife (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Real Sociedad B (loan) |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Real Sociedad (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Andorra (loan) |
| Caps6: | 38 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Zaragoza (loan) |
| Caps7: | 38 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Spain U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Germán Valera Karabinaite (born 16 March 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger for Atlético Madrid.
Born in Murcia to a Lithuanian mother,[2] Valera joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2018, from Villarreal CF.[3] Promoted to the reserves for the 2019–20 season, he made his senior debut on 24 August 2019, coming on as second-half substitute in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against Marino de Luanco.[4]
Valera scored his first senior goal on 13 October 2019, scoring his team's third in a 3–0 home defeat of Coruxo FC.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 4 January, replacing João Félix late into a 2–1 home success over Levante UD.[6]
On 1 February 2021, Valera renewed his contract until 2026 and moved to Segunda División side CD Tenerife on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] On 11 August, he moved to fellow second division side Real Sociedad B on a one-year loan deal.[8]
On 25 August 2022, Valera joined FC Andorra also in the second level, on a one-year loan deal.[9] On 8 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Real Zaragoza also in a temporary deal.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 2019–20 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 14 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Real Sociedad (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Real Sociedad B (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Andorra (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 123 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 12 | |||
Eligible to play for Spain or Lithuania, Valera is a youth international footballer for the former.[2]