Óscar Valentín Martín Luengo (born 20 August 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for and

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club

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

Career

Born in

Ajofrín Ajofrín is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. As of 2008, it was home to 2328 inhabitants ( INE 2008). Its name derives from the Arabic ''Al-Ya'rar'', or "the place of the Yafar or Jafar". History Ancien ...

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, Castile-La Mancha, Valentín finished his formation with

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish professional football club in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with a capacity of 3,800 seats. ...

, and made his senior debut during the 2012–13 campaign, in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. In 2013, he moved to fellow fourth division side Fútbol Alcobendas Sport. In July 2014, Valentín joined

, and was immediately loaned back to Alcobendas. Upon returning, he was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 23 July 2016, Valentín joined Alcobendas on a permanent basis. The following 1 July, he returned to his former club Rayo Majadahonda, now assigned to the first team in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. Valentín was a regular starter during the 2017–18 campaign, contributing with 33 league appearances as his side achieved promotion to

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for the first time ever. He made his professional debut on 19 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 away loss against

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

. Valentín scored his first professional goal on 12 May 2019, but in a 3–2 home loss against

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

. He finished the campaign as an undisputed starter, as his team was immediately relegated back. On 25 June 2019, Valentín returned to Rayo Vallecano by signing a four-year contract. In the 2023–24 season, he became the captain of his team, in addition to scoring his first

goal in a 2–2 away draw against

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on 7 October 2023. He also finished that season as the player with most tackles won in La Liga in 66 occasions.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentin, Oscar 1994 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Toledo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players México FC (Spain) players Rayo Vallecano B players CF Rayo Majadahonda players Rayo Vallecano players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen