| Stalin Valencia | |
| Full Name: | Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 2003 |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Once Caldas |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Clan Juvenil |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Norte América |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | LDU Quito |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Pumas Tabasco (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Once Caldas |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U-20 |
| Club-Update: | 00:15, 29 May 2023 (UTC) |
Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz (born 10 October 2003) is an Ecuadorean footballer who plays for Once Caldas and the Ecuador national under-20 football team as a defender.[2]
Valencia trained as a youth player at Independiente del Valle, C.D. Clan Juvenil and C.S. Norte América before settling at LDU Quito in 2020.[3] Valencia made his debut in the Ecuadorian Serie A on 21 December 2020 appearing as a substitute for Quito against C.D. Técnico Universitario.[4]
In 2022 a percentage of his registration was bought by Mexican side Club Universidad Nacional and he joined their subsidiary team Pumas Tabasco in Mexico second division.[5] [6] Valencia made his debut in the Liga de Expansión MX for Pumas Tabasco on 25 July 2022 against Atlético Morelia.[7]
Valencia was included in the Ecuador national under-20 football team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina in May 2023.[8] [9]