Juan Carlos Valenzuela Hernández[a] (born 15 May 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is popularly known by his nickname "Topo".[1]
 Valenzuela playing for Tijuana | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Carlos Valenzuela Hernández | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guaymas, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Atlas | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Atlas | 107 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Tecos | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | América | 167 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Atlas | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | → Tijuana (loan) | 95 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | UdeG | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 429 | (11) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Mexico | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Atlas edit
Valenzuela came up from the Atlas youth system, debuting in Clausura 2003 against future club Tecos UAG.
América edit
In Clausura 2008 he was acquired by Tecos where his performance arouse the interest of Club América and the Mexico national team. Valenzuela made his debut for América against Chivas in the 2009 InterLiga.
Tijuana edit
On December 11, 2015 Club Tijuana announced that Valenzuela would be their new signing for the Clausura 2016 in hope of reinforcing their defense. The newly appointed manager, Miguel Herrera chose Valenzuela because of their experience together in his ex team Club America.
International career edit
Mexico national team edit
Valenzuela debuted on 24 September 2008 against Chile. He started in the 2009 Gold Cup semi-final and final, winning the championship with Mexico. He made the preliminary list for the 2010 World Cup, getting cut prior to their "farewell" game in Mexico City.
In October 2013, Valenzuela was called up to play the World Cup intercontinental playoff matches against New Zealand by Miguel Herrera.
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 19 June 2015[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 3 June 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Peru |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours edit
América
Mexico
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valenzuela and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
References edit
- ^ "Un reto con el que puedo cerrar mi carrera: Juan Carlos Valenzuela". Milenio (in Spanish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b Juan Carlos Valenzuela at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Juan Carlos Valenzuela – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Liga MX profile
- Juan Carlos Valenzuela at National-Football-Teams.com
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