Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1999)

Not to be confused with Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1972).

Esteban Valencia
Valencia with Unión La Calera in 2020
Personal information
Full name Esteban Cristóbal Valencia Reyes
Date of birth (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ñublense
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
2018 → San Marcos (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2021 → Unión La Calera (loan) 33 (4)
2021–2024 Unión La Calera 86 (2)
2025– Ñublense 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Chile U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2019

Esteban Cristóbal Valencia Reyes (born 13 August 1999) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ñublense.

Club career

He has played loaned at San Marcos de Arica[1] and Unión La Calera from Universidad de Chile. Along with the Cement Team, he has played at the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

In the 2021 season, he left Universidad de Chile to join Unión La Calera.[3]

Valencia signed with Ñublense in 2025.[4]

International career

At under-20 level, Valencia represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,[5] and the 2019 South American Championship.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of former Chilean international footballer Esteban Valencia Bascuñán, who is also a historical player of Universidad de Chile.[7]

Honours

Chile U20

References

  1. ^ "Hijo de Esteban Valencia llegó a préstamo a San Marcos de Arica desde Universidad de Chile". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Este sería el once de Unión La Calera para enfrentar al Junior de Barranquilla por Copa Sudamericana" (in Spanish). EnCancha. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Esteban Valencia se despidió de Universidad de Chile: Me voy con un sueño pendiente". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Romero, Jorge (26 December 2024). "No fue considerado en la U, es histórico de otro club del fútbol chileno y ahora jugará Libertadores". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ^ Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 20 para el Sudamericano Sub 20 - Chile 2019" (in Spanish). ANFP. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Universidad de Chile planea el regreso de una de sus promesas" (in Spanish). Goal. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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