DIEGO VALENCIA
Date of birth:
Jan 14, 2000
Height:
1.85 m
Weight:
74 Kg
Citizenship:
Chile
Position:
Winger - Centre-Forward
Foot:
Right
Current club:
CD Universidad Católica, Chile
Career:
La Serena U20 (2009-15)
Universidad Católica (2015-present)
Chile U17 – U19 – U20 – U23 (2017-2020)
Chile National Team (2021 – present)
POSITIONING (2022)
(can have more than one position per game)
Left Winger: 9 games
Left Midfielder: 6 games
Right Winger: 10 games
Right Midfielder: 7 games
Centre Forward: 11 games
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4-3-3 (U. Católica / Chile) – LW / RW
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4-1-4-1 (U. Católica / Chile) – LMF / RMF
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3-4-1-2 (Chile) – ST
Playing Attributes: Left Wing Position
1. When playing as a Left Wing, Valencia tends to cut inside looking for his strong foot.
2. Cutting inside will allow him to look for the cross or shooting. His vision and decision making can be improved.
3. His speed and acceleration allow him to exploit the space behind the opposition full-back. His resilience and aggressiveness make him a very tough player for the opposition.
4. In occasions, Valencia lacks collaborative game, making him struggle against defenders and losing the ball at key moments of the game.
5. Valencia's speed and acceleration allows teammates to find him in space behind the opposition's defence.
6. Despite finding himself in 2v1 situations, Valencia has the agility and ability to cut inside and, either cross the ball, or take a shot.
7. Valencia has confidence cutting inside in inferiority situation to deliver a cross into the box.
8. With his dribbling skills, he finds comfortable cutting inside. In this case, the decision making is not the best and can improve his associative game and finishing.
Playing Attributes: Right Wing Position
1. Playing as a Right Wing, Valencia tends to drive towards the end line. He rarely uses his weak foot // On many occasions, this tendency will find him struggling against defenders and Valencia will be limited by the lines // Despite the outcome on this play, he could avoid finding himself surrounded by rivals and the lines
2. Again, with plenty of space to play in the middle, he prefers driving towards the finish line.
3. Valencia relies in speed and acceleration to beat the defender and cross the ball, but still finds himself limited by the line
4. Valencia possesses the agility and ability to dribble inside, tendency he should use more // Decision making can be significantly improved.
5. Successful dribbles using his great speed can lead to good occasions thanks to ability crossing
Playing Attributes: Passing
1. When Valencia plays collectively and is not facing the goal, his main target is the full-back on that side. He has the ability to make a pass behind the defensive line.
2. When a teammate overlaps in wide positions, Valencia is quite accurate finding the space behind the defenders and completing the pass.
3. Valencia relies consistently in first-touch passes. Sometimes the outcome is not a completed one
4. When playing in central positions, Valencia tends to pass the ball forward, behind the defensive line. He still needs to improve the accuracy of the passing.
5. His through passes lack of precision and his decision making can be improve. Can improve his awareness, playing easier passes 6. Short passing on the same line is accurate.
Playing Attributes: Crossing
1. Valencia can cross from the right side on the first touch using his strong foot. Middle height cross.
2. With the strong foot, despite the difficult positioning, he can deliver accurate crosses. In this play the style is a lob-cross showing the wide range of crossing styles.
3. Valencia can put low crosses from distant positioning trying to find the space behind the defenders.
4. Playing on the right side, Valencia can use his speed to drive until the final third and create goal chances with good crosses.
5. Valencia tends to dribble inside while playing on the left in order to cross the ball. He can deliver different types of crosses.
6. Cutting inside allows Valencia to deliver accurate crosses.
7. N/A 8. With enough time and space, Valencia can deliver accurate crosses with the weak foot.
9. Same as on the right side, Valencia can exploit his acceleration to reach the final third playing as left winger. Nevertheless, the crosses with the left foot are not as accurate.
10. With the weak foot, the crosses delivered by Valencia lack of strength and precision.
11. In occasions, his decision making is not the best one. There is room for improvement in this aspect.
12. Better decision making can help him to create better scoring chances.
Playing Attributes: Of The Ball Movements
1. When the ball is on the opposite side, Valencia tends to be "one-dimensional" running along the progression in his wing without engaging in the possession.
2. When the possession is on his side, Valencia tries to move forward dragging the defender, allowing the team to progress // When the team is on possession on the last third, he will try to explode his virtues looking for spaces behind the defender.
3. Valencia possesses the ability to fake the defender and use his acceleration to win possession behind the back of the defender.
4. Once he releases the ball, Valencia makes the run towards the space trying to take advantage of his qualities.
5. Valencia tends to remain wide ready for the long passes behind the defensive line.
Playing Attributes: Aerial Ability - Heading
1. In defensive duties, Valencia has an important presence due to his height.
2. In attacking set-up plays, Valencia is a regular target. His heading ability can be improved.
3. The timing in the jump is not the right which, despite his reach, makes him lose the duel.
Playing Attributes: Goals and Assists
1. Good vision and agility off the ball to anticipate the defender on the cross.
2. Intelligence to decelerate the run and create a gap between him and the defender. Great finish with a volley.
3. Capacity to hold the defender and pivot the ball for a teammate. Good body positioning.
4. Great vision and understanding of the play to decelerate and create the pass. Keeping composure finds the best teammate to score.
Defensive Attributes
1. Keeping eyes on the ball, Valencia sees the chance of intercept the bad pass from the opposition. Great acceleration.
2. Commitment tracking back the attacker despite 90th minute and adverse result. His speed is key to make the recovery.
3. Commitment in defensive duties despite being far from the ball. // Creation of superiority in defensive zone. Avoids progression of rival.
4. Aggressiveness in defensive tasks. Resilience against ball circulation. Ability to close passing lanes.
5. Tracking back the attacker and generating superiority makes the opposition to slow down the transition. 6. Great speed and acceleration allow Valencia to track back and help in adverse situations of 2v1 against his full-back.
7. Bad pressure from the team can trigger him to be dragged into adverse positions leaving space for attackers. // Resilience and speed allow Valencia to recover ground and help in defensive duties.
Interceptions
1. Valencia is generous in defensive tasks, covering the potential receivers even if the ball if far from his position // Re-adjustment in body positioning to face the ball and make the interception
2. Constant collaboration in defence avoiding 2v1
3. Good vision and positioning. Nevertheless, his control is not the best and losses the chance to recover the ball in the opposite half.
Conclusions: Offensive Aspects
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Has the ability to play on both sides.
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On the left wing, Valencia has the tendency to cut in and cross or shot. More accuracy.
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On the right wing, he tries to drive the ball until the line to cross the ball.
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Speed and acceleration are superior. Knows how to use them in order to create opportunities in attack. Can win 1v1 duels or find space behind the defenders.
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Resilience against the defenders. Tough to take the ball from.
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Decision making can be improved.
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Wide ranges of crosses. Should attempt more crossings.
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Awareness to pursue the play. Both goals this season started on the opposite side.
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Passes and through passes are not very accurate. Lack of touch.
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Not afraid to engage in aerial duels but the outcome is not favourable most of the times.
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Should improve the dribbles attempted. Has the ability to succeed.
Conclusions: Offensive Aspects
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Has commitment tracking back the opposition to avoid 2v1 against own full-back.
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Is aggressive in defence and he is not afraid to slide tackle.
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Can improve the tackling ability and interceptions to succeed more recovering the ball.
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Can be dragged off position tempted to recover the ball. Leaves space in wings allowing opposition to progress easily.
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Acceleration and speed allow him to recover the positioning quickly.
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Good body positioning always being aware of where the ball is
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Not afraid to engage in defensive duels.
Diego Valencia in the Press
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Diego Valencia ends his contract with the Catholic University, exhibits in Europe and puts himself in the orbit of Italian football and the Netherlands
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Diego Valencia in the picture as an alternative to Ezequiel Bullaude
According to Chilean Punto Cruzado, AZ are interested in striker Diego Valencia of CD Universidad Católica. According to the Chileans, the 22-year-old striker would come into the picture with the Alkmaarders if a transfer from Ezequiel Bullaude is not feasible.
By TotalFootball.club
Transfer market Sampdoria, from Spain: «A challenge to AZ for Diego Valencia
Sampdoria entered the race for Diego Valencia. This is the indiscretion that comes from Spain and concerns the future of the attacker born in 2000, whose contract expires on 31 December 2022 and is valued at around 2 million euros.
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