Joey Valenti (born August 29, 1968) is a retired American

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midfielder who played on the U.S. team at the

1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, ...

. Valenti attended

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in Tampa, Florida where he was a 1986 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. Valenti and his teammates won the 1985 Florida State 4A soccer championship. In 1985, he was selected to play for the U.S. at the

. Valenti and his teammates went 1–2 in the group stage and did not qualify for the second round. In 1986, he entered

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, playing for the Blue Devils' men's soccer team from 1986 to 1989. His freshman year, Duke won the

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and in 1988, Valenti was selected as a first team All American garnering second team honors in 1989. In 1989, Valenti was the

1989 National Challenge Cup The 1989 National Challenge Cup was the 76th edition of the national soccer championship of the United States. The St. Petersburg Kickers (FSSL) won the cup 2–1 against New York Greek American Atlas (HASL) at St. Louis Soccer Park in Fenton, ...

MVP as his team, the St. Petersburg Kickers took the title. In 1992, Valenti signed with the Greensboro Dynamo of the USISL, playing for them in 1992 and 1993. In the summer of 1993, Valenti played three games with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the

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. He then returned to the Dynamo, now known as the Carolina Dynamo, playing with them until 1995. Valenti played 48 games, scoring 3 goals, over his four seasons with the Dynamo.Dynamo All Time Player Roster
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valenti, Joey 1968 births All-American college men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players American men's soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) St. Petersburg Kickers players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players USISL players Living people United States men's youth international soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Tampa, Florida