Antonio Valencia

Antonio Valencia is one of those players who makes you appreciate what pure athleticism and relentless work ethic can do — the guy went from a winger in the jungles of Sucumbíos, Ecuador to becoming Manchester United's captain, which is honestly a movie-worthy arc. I always loved watching him burst down the right flank; that explosive pace and crossing ability made him genuinely frightening for defenders for years. The transition from winger to right-back was a masterclass in football intelligence — he reinvented himself instead of fading out. He's also Ecuador's most decorated export, the kind of player who put a small country on the footballing map. No flashy controversies, no drama — just a guy who showed up and delivered season after season at one of the world's biggest clubs.

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Name (English)

Antonio Valencia

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ・バレンシア

Reading

あんとにお・ばれんしあ

Born

August 4, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttps://www.antoniovalencia.com.ec/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovalencia2525/
• Xhttps://x.com/anto_v25
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20Valencia
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174486

Tags

• Sucumbíos Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.