Diego Martín Valencia Morello (born 14 January 2000) is a Chilean professional

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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, and the Chile national football.

Club career

Early years

As a youth player, Valencia was with Academia La Serena before joining the Universidad Católica youth system.

Universidad Catolica

Valencia debuted the year 2018 in the match against Deportes Iquique in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date, gave assistance for the goal of the draw against Palestinian in La Cisterna. in the year 2018 he converted his first goals, in the triumph of Catolica against Coquimbo Unido, a match that was also his debut as a starter in the team.

Salernitana

On 11 July 2022, Valencia signed a four-year contract with Italian club

Atromitos (loan)

On 9 September 2023, he joined on loan to

side

on a deal for a year with an option to buy.

International career

Diego managed to make the winning goal of the Chile national U20 team, when the Odesur won. In 2019, he was called to the national sub 20 team, after the injury of

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due to an injury, making his international debut against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Universidad Católica *

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Gold medal:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valencia, Diego 2000 births Living people Chilean men's footballers Footballers from Viña del Mar Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers US Salernitana 1919 players Atromitos F.C. players Chilean Primera División players Serie A players Super League Greece players South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2018 South American Games 2021 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Chilean people