1. Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra was born on 4 November 1989 and is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Internacional and captains the Ecuador national team.
25 Facts About Enner Valencia
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Enner Valencia played for Pachuca in Mexico, being awarded the Liga MX Golden Boot in the 2014 Clausura tournament.
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At the international level, Enner Valencia has earned over 90 caps for Ecuador since his debut in 2012.
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Enner Valencia represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2022, and the Copa America in 2015,2016,2019,2021 and 2024.
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Widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian players of all time, Enner Valencia is Ecuador's all-time top scorer with 46 goals, and has scored a record six World Cup goals for his national team.
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Enner Valencia came to Guayaquil to trial for Emelec in 2008 from Caribe Junior's youth system, the same team where Ecuador star Antonio Valencia played in his early years.
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From 2008 to early 2010 he received no opportunities in the first team, but with the arrival of the Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli, Enner Valencia started to receive playtime opportunities.
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Enner Valencia scored nine league goals in 30 league matches in 2011.
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Enner Valencia finished the season as league champions with Emelec, the club's first since 2002.
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Enner Valencia finished the regular season as the top goal-scorer with 12 goals, scoring various braces for Pachuca.
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Enner Valencia later confirmed that he knew little about West Ham before signing and that he mainly knew of them having watched hooligan films such as the 2005 release of Green Street starring Elijah Wood.
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On 28 August 2020, Enner Valencia signed for Super Lig club Fenerbahce on a free transfer.
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Enner Valencia recorded braces against Konyaspor and Alanyaspor in the season.
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In total, Enner Valencia scored 29 goals, becoming the top scorer in the Super Lig.
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On 12 June 2023, Enner Valencia signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Internacional on a free transfer, signing with the Colorado club for three years.
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At the 16th minute of the game, Enner Valencia received a good pass from Alan Patrick and advanced alone against the Bolivian team's defenders, successfully finishing with a powerful and unstoppable shot into the lower right corner of the goalkeeper Lampe.
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Enner Valencia initially began his career as a winger, but was converted to play as a striker by Emelec coach Gustavo Quinteros.
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Enner Valencia continued his good form in 2014, scoring in three of Ecuador's four pre-tournament friendlies.
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In June 2014, Enner Valencia was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Enner Valencia's swerving, right-footed shot took a right turn on its way towards the goal, making it impossible for goalkeeper Brad Guzan to stop.
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In Ecuador's second group match at the 2015 Copa America in Chile, Enner Valencia successfully converted a penalty to Bolivia, but the kick had to be taken again due to an opponent's infringement; the re-take was saved by Romel Quinonez.
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On 8 October 2021, in a 2022 World Cup qualification match against Bolivia, Enner Valencia scored his 32nd and 33rd international goals, becoming the Ecuador national team's all time top goal scorer.
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Enner Valencia was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Enner Valencia scored the only goal in the victory over Peru on 10 September 2024 for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
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Enner Valencia came from a poor family and when he arrived at Emelec, he had to sleep in rudimentary lodgings at the club's Estadio George Capwell, as he had no money to stay anywhere else and at times struggled to buy enough to eat.