Luis Valenzuela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Colo-Colo | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportes Temuco | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Curicó Unido | 29 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Unión San Felipe | 22 | (0) |
| 2012 | Unión San Felipe B | 6 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | 44 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | O'Higgins | 30 | (5) |
| 2015 | Cobresal | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Deportes Melipilla | 14 | (7) |
| 2017 | Santiago Wanderers | 14 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportes Antofagasta | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Santiago Wanderers | 28 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Ñublense | 37 | (2) |
| 2022– | Deportes Melipilla | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2022 | |||
Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo (born 22 February 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Melipilla.
Career
He began his career as a youth player as a U-12 in Colo-Colo, the most successful team in Chile, then he was promoted to the adult team in 2006, aged 18, where he made his debut in August 2006 and at the end of the season, won Clausura 2006 Chilean Championship along with his team members Alexis and Humberto Suazo. Also ended up as the runner-up in Copa Sudamericana 2006 under the lead management of Claudio Borghi. He stayed in Colo-Colo until 2007. Then he joined Santiago Morning in 2008. After the contract ended, he signed with Unión Temuco in 2009. In 2010, he played with Curicó Unido a team from the Chilean Primera División B. Beginning the season 2010/2011, he had agreed upon a contract with Unión San Felipe.
On August 2011, ArceSports (the footballer's agent) in association with Soccer Soccer Sport in Brazil, got a pre-contract between Luis Valenzuela and Ceará Sporting Club for a five-year period with this Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team.
On 2014, he is signed for the Chilean club O'Higgins. [1][2]
Personal life
He is well-known by his nickname Larry Valenzuela.[3]
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2006 Clausura
- Copa Sudamericana (1): Runner-up 2006
References
- ^ "Octavio Rivero y Luis Valenzuela ya se pusieron la camiseta celeste | O'Higgins FC". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
- ^ "Luis Valenzuela fue presentado como nuevo jugador de O'Higgins".
- ^ Gómez, J. C. (9 November 2014). ""Larry" Valenzuela, el ex albo que encontró su lugar en Rancagua" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
- Luis Valenzuela at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Dale Albo interview in Colo-Colo
- (in Spanish) BDFA Profile
- (in Spanish and English) ArceSports Official site (footballer's agent)
- CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
- Articles with short description
- Articles with Spanish-language sources (es)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Puente Alto
- Chilean footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Curicó Unido footballers
- Unión San Felipe footballers
- C.D. Antofagasta footballers
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Cobresal footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Ñublense footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Tercera División de Chile players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Footballers from Santiago
- Association football midfielders