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Mexican footballer (born 1984)
Juan Carlos Valenzuela
Valenzuela playing for Tijuana
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Valenzuela Hernández
Date of birth (1984-05-15) 15 May 1984 (age 40)
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
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Valenzuela Hernández (born 15 May 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is popularly known by his nickname "Topo".

Club career

Atlas

Valenzuela came up from the Atlas youth system, debuting in Clausura 2003 against future club Tecos UAG.

América

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

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

Mexico national team

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

International

As of match played 19 June 2015
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

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2015 Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru  Peru 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

América

Mexico

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valenzuela and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

References

  1. "Un reto con el que puedo cerrar mi carrera: Juan Carlos Valenzuela". Milenio (in Spanish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ Juan Carlos Valenzuela at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Mexico squads
Mexico squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners (5th title)
Mexico
Mexico squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists
Mexico
Mexico squad – 2015 Copa América
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