Carmelo Enrique Valencia Chaverra (; born 13 July 1984) is a Colombian

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player who currently plays for

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Club career

Carmelo Valencia's greatest performance came in the 4-1 victory of Junior de Barranquilla “tu papá” against the #1 club in Copa Libertadores. He also played really well in the two games in which his team Atletico Nacional faced Atletico Huila for the 2007 Apertura National Championship Mustang Cup. He recorded the only goal in the game at Huila. In the second game he opened the score with a goal after the Huila defenders crashed into each other leading the way to Valencia putting Huila's championship hopes out of reach. The game ended 2-1 and the aggregate score was 3-1 in favor of the reigning champion Atletico Nacional. He then helped Nacional defend their title in the second semester finals versus La Equidad by scoring the first goal in a 3-0 defeat of the capital's team. He's now scored a combined three goals in Colombian Mustang Soccer finals. Valencia gained notoriety for his public admission that he faked a foul which resulted in the sending off of an opponent, Santa Fe's

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, during a league match on 25 April 2009. League officials banned Valencia for one match following their review of the play in the wake of his admission. On 18 January 2010, Valencia signed for

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on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Valencia signed a contract with

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in February 2013. In February 2015, Valencia transferred to

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Personal life

Valencia has a wife and a daughter.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valencia, Carmelo 1984 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombia international footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Real Cartagena footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers Millonarios F.C. players Ulsan Hyundai FC players Newell's Old Boys footballers La Equidad footballers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Beijing Sport University F.C. players América de Cali footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Atlético Junior footballers Categoría Primera A players Argentine Primera División players K League 1 players Chinese Super League players China League One players Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate footballers in South Korea Colombian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in China Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China Association football forwards Sportspeople from Chocó Department