Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo (born 22 February 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santiago City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Gabriel Valenzuela Toledo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santiago City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Colo-Colo | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Deportes Temuco | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Curicó Unido | 29 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Unión San Felipe | 22 | (0) |
| 2012 | Unión San Felipe B | 6 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | 44 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | O'Higgins | 30 | (5) |
| 2015 | Cobresal | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | Deportes Melipilla | 14 | (7) |
| 2017 | Santiago Wanderers | 14 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportes Antofagasta | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Santiago Wanderers | 28 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Ñublense | 37 | (2) |
| 2022 | Deportes Melipilla | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Santiago City | – | (–) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 | |||
Career
editHe began his career as a youth player as a U-12 in Colo-Colo, the most successful team in Chile, then he was promoted to the adult team in 2006, aged 18, where he made his debut in August 2006 and at the end of the season, won Clausura 2006 Chilean Championship along with his team members Alexis and Humberto Suazo. Also ended up as the runner-up in Copa Sudamericana 2006 under the lead management of Claudio Borghi. He stayed in Colo-Colo until 2007. Then he joined Santiago Morning in 2008. After the contract ended, he signed with Unión Temuco in 2009. In 2010, he played with Curicó Unido a team from the Chilean Primera División B. Beginning the season 2010/2011, he had agreed upon a contract with Unión San Felipe.
In August 2011, ArceSports (the footballer's agent) in association with Soccer Soccer Sport in Brazil, got a pre-contract between Luis Valenzuela and Ceará Sporting Club for a five-year period with this Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team.
In 2014, he signed with Chilean club O'Higgins. [1][2]
In 2024, he signed with Santiago City FC in the Chilean Tercera A.[3][4]
Personal life
editHe is well-known by his nickname Larry Valenzuela.[5]
Honours
edit- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2006 Clausura
- Copa Sudamericana (1): Runner-up 2006
References
edit- ^ "Octavio Rivero y Luis Valenzuela ya se pusieron la camiseta celeste | O'Higgins FC". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Luis Valenzuela fue presentado como nuevo jugador de O'Higgins".
- ^ Suárez, Cristóbal; Larraín, Benjamín (5 April 2024). "Sebastián Toro deja el retiro y vuelve al fútbol chileno: este es su nuevo equipo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
Mauro Maureira, José Echave y Luis Larry Valenzuela son aquellos que firmaron con el cuadro Ciudadano esta temporada.
- ^ @sancityfc (5 April 2024). "ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴄɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇ ꜱᴀɴᴛɪᴀɢᴏ ᴄɪᴛʏ" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Gómez, J. C. (9 November 2014). ""Larry" Valenzuela, el ex albo que encontró su lugar en Rancagua" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
edit- Luis Valenzuela at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Luis Valenzuela at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Dale Albo interview in Colo-Colo
- (in Spanish and English) ArceSports Official site (footballer's agent)