Jesús Valeriano Nchama Oyono (born 18 June 1995), known as Valeriano Nchama, is an Equatoguinean
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for Italian club
Arzignano and the
Equatorial Guinea national team. He also holds
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
passport.
Early life
Valeriano was born in
Malabo,
Bioko Norte Province. When he was 2, his parents moved to
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
with him and his brother.
Club career
Valeriano joined Inter in 2012, after playing in the modest Aldini. In his first season, he was a member of the ''Allievi Nazionali'' team, the third largest of all Internazionale. Also that year, Valeriano has been a substitute in two Primavera League matches, but he was not used. He finally made his league debut with Inter second team in the following season, appearing in a 3–0 victory against Cittadella on 31 August 2013.
On 6 July 2021, he moved to
Arzignano.
International career
Valeriano made his debut for the
Equatoguinean senior team in a friendly against
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
on 4 September 2013. His international debut in an official match was three days later against
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
.
Sierra Leone-Equatorial Guinea match
FIFA.com
References
External links
*
*
1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Malabo
Equatoguinean emigrants to Italy
Naturalised citizens of Italy
Italian people of Equatoguinean descent
Equatoguinean footballers
Italian footballers
Association football midfielders
Equatorial Guinea international footballers
Serie D players
Calcio Montebelluna players
F.C. Arzignano Valchiampo players
{{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub