Bruno Adriel Valdez (born 4 January 2002) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Barnechea.

Club career

Valdez signed with the academy of Estudiantes in 2015, penning terms from hometown club

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. After progressing through their youth system for the next number of years, he was promoted into their first-team squad in February 2021; making his unofficial bow in a friendly match against

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on 3 February. On 14 February, Valdez made his competitive senior debut during a

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encounter at home to River Plate, after coming off the bench to replace

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at the interval. In 2023, he was loaned out to

side Deportes Recoleta. In 2024, he switched to Barnechea.

International career

In 2017, Valdez appeared for Argentina at the

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in Brazil; a competition they won under the guidance of

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. In 2019, Valdez was selected on the preliminary squad list by

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for the

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- though didn't make the final cut.

Style of play

Valdez is primarily a

, though is capable of playing as a

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; he also holds experience as an

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and as a

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from the early parts of his youth career.

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

;Argentina U15 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Bruno 2002 births Living people Footballers from Mendoza Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Deportes Recoleta footballers A.C. Barnechea footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile