Felipe Valencia
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 1, 2005 | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Plantation FC | ||
2017–2019 | Kendall SC | ||
2019–2022 | Inter Miami | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Inter Miami II[a] | 28 | (3) |
2021–2024 | Inter Miami | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 |
Felipe Valencia (born March 1, 2005) is an American soccer player who plays as a winger.[2]
Career
[edit]Fort Lauderdale CF
[edit]Valencia made his league debut for the club on August 8, 2020, in a 2–1 away victory over Tormenta FC.[3] On August 19, 2020, he scored his first professional goal against North Texas SC in a 3–2 home victory. At the age of 15 years, five months, 18 days, Valencia became the youngest goalscorer in USL history, surpassing the record previously set by Alphonso Davies.[4][5]
Inter Miami
[edit]On December 18, 2020, it was announced that Valencia would join Inter Miami in 2021 as their first ever homegrown player.[6] Valencia's contract option was declined by Miami following their 2024 season.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Inter Miami CF II was formerly known as Fort Lauderdale CF until 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "Felipe Valencia". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "USA – F. Valencia – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Tormenta vs. Fort Lauderdale – 9 August 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "USYNT prospect Felipe Valencia becomes youngest goal scorer in USL history at age 15". Soccerwire. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Kaufman, Michael (August 19, 2020). "At 15, Miami academy player becomes youngest goal-scorer in USL history". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs First Academy Product Felipe Valencia as a Homegrown Player | Inter Miami CF".
- ^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-announces-2024-roster-decisions
External links
[edit]- Felipe Valencia at US Soccer Development Academy
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cali
- Colombian men's footballers
- American men's soccer players
- Colombian emigrants to the United States
- Inter Miami CF II players
- Inter Miami CF players
- USL League One players
- Soccer players from Florida
- Men's association football forwards
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- MLS Next Pro players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American soccer forward stubs