Jader Andrés Valencia Mena (born 15 November 1999) is a Colombian professional
footballer
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who plays as
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for French
Ligue 1
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club
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...
, on loan from
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.
Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...
.
Career
Valencia started his career with
Bogotá
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.
Jader Valencia, el único colombiano en la primera de Francia: “Wuilker Faríñez me pide consejos”
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References
1999 births
Living people
People from Sincelejo
Men's association football forwards
Colombian men's footballers
Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Categoría Primera B players
Championnat National 2 players
Millonarios F.C. players
RC Lens players
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
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