| Mary Valencia | |
| Fullname: | Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | López de Micay, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.61m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Santiago Morning |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Santiago Wanderers |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Santiago Morning |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos (born 8 February 2003) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino club Santiago Morning. Born in Colombia, she plays for the Chile national team.
Valencia started her career with Santiago Wanderers after standing out at school level.[2]
In December 2021, she switched to Santiago Morning for the 2022 season in the Chilean top division.[3]
During 2021, she was called up to training microcycles of the Chile national under-20 team despite the fact that she did not have the Chilean nationality at the time.[2] [4] Once she naturalized Chilean, she took part in both the 2022 South American Under-20 Championship,[5] scoring a goal against Peru,[6] and the 2022 South American Games.[7]
At senior level, she made his debut in a friendly against Venezuela on 26 June 2022.[8] After, she took part in the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[9]
Born in Colombia, Valencia came to Chile at the age of eleven alongside her mother and made her home in Valparaíso.[2] In March 2022, she got the Chilean nationality by residence.[5]