Mary Valencia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | López de Micay, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santiago Morning | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2022– | Santiago Morning | ||
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Chile U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | Chile | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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[edit]
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[edit]
Youth teams[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "MARY YALENNY VALENCIA RIASCOS". santiagomorning.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Campos, José Ignacio (23 September 2021). ""Me vine de Colombia sola con mi mamá": el duro camino de la nueva promesa de la Sub 20". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (30 December 2021). "Mary Valencia es el primer fichaje de Santiago Morning para 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "» La 'Roja' femenina sub 20 ya tiene su fixture para un nuevo microciclo". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (18 March 2022). "Mary Valencia ya es chilena y jugará el Sudamericano Sub-20 con La Roja". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (10 April 2022). "Mary Valencia y la alegría por su primer gol oficial con la Roja Femenina Sub 20: "Era algo que venía buscando"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (26 June 2022). "Mary Valencia y Valentina Navarrete hacen su debut oficial por La Roja". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Llegó a los 11 años a Chile y hoy es la 'nueva' esperanza de la Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Mary Valencia at Soccerway
- Mary Valencia at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cauca Department
- Colombian women's footballers
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Chilean women's footballers
- Chile women's international footballers
- Chile women's youth international footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Santiago Morning (women) footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
- South American Games competitors for Chile
- People with acquired Chilean citizenship