Mary Valencia Explained

Mary Valencia
Fullname:Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos
Birth Date:8 February 2003
Birth Place:López de Micay, Colombia
Height:1.61 m[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 Colombian-born Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Santiago Morning and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

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]

International career

Youth teams

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]

Senior team

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]

Personal life

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MARY YALENNY VALENCIA RIASCOS . santiagomorning.cl . 28 June 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Campos . José Ignacio . "Me vine de Colombia sola con mi mamá": el duro camino de la nueva promesa de la Sub 20 . Diario AS . . 28 June 2023 . es . 23 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Molina . Geraldine . Mary Valencia es el primer fichaje de Santiago Morning para 2022 . Contragolpe . 29 June 2023 . es . 30 December 2021.
  4. Web site: » La ‘Roja’ femenina sub 20 ya tiene su fixture para un nuevo microciclo . PrensaFútbol . 29 June 2023 . es . 16 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Molina . Geraldine . Mary Valencia ya es chilena y jugará el Sudamericano Sub-20 con La Roja . Contragolpe . 28 June 2023 . es . 18 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Molina . Geraldine . Mary Valencia y la alegría por su primer gol oficial con la Roja Femenina Sub 20: "Era algo que venía buscando" . RedGol . 29 June 2023 . es . 10 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos . asu2022.org.py . 10 November 2023 . es.
  8. Web site: Molina . Geraldine . Mary Valencia y Valentina Navarrete hacen su debut oficial por La Roja . Contragolpe . 29 June 2023 . es . 26 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Llegó a los 11 años a Chile y hoy es la ‘nueva’ esperanza de la Roja . Diario AS . . 29 June 2023 . es . 11 July 2022.