Saturday, July 10, 2010
Born 4 August 1985 in Lago Agrio, Ecuador. Commonly known as Antonio Valencia, is an Ecuadorian football winger who currently plays for Manchester United and the Ecuadorian national team.
Before he join Manchester United, he joined Wigan Athletic. On 30 June 2009, Valencia became Manchester United's first summer signing, having cut his holiday short to have a medical with the club. He has signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of £16 million.
In international career , Valencia's gained his first international cap for Ecuador and netted his first two international goals in the process, coming in a 5-2 FIFA World Cup qualifying win against Paraguay. Three days later on March 30 he again scored in a qualifying match, this time netting in 2-2 draw away to Peru. Valencia played in all of Ecuador's 2006 FIFA World Cup matches, and was chosen as a nominee for FIFA's ideal 11 team, which recognises the top stars for every position in the World Cup.
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