Enner Valencia

{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1989)}}

{{family name hatnote|Valencia|Lastra|lang=Spanish}}

{{EngvarB|date=November 2022}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Enner Valencia

| image = Enner Valencia (2020-21 Süper Lig) - Resim1 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Valencia with Fenerbahçe in 2021

| full_name = {{nowrap|Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Ecuador |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Lorenzo, Ecuador

| height = {{convert|1.77|m}}

| position = Forward, winger

| currentclub = Internacional

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008

| youthclubs1 = Caribe Junior

| youthyears2 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs2 = Emelec

| years1 = 2010–2013

| clubs1 = Emelec

| caps1 = 130

| goals1 = 27

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = Pachuca

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 18

| years3 = 2014–2017

| clubs3 = West Ham United

| caps3 = 54

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = → Everton (loan)

| caps4 = 21

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2017–2020

| clubs5 = Tigres UANL

| caps5 = 95

| goals5 = 21

| years6 = 2020–2023

| clubs6 = Fenerbahçe

| caps6 = 90

| goals6 = 48

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Internacional

| caps7 = 70

| goals7 = 22

| nationalyears1 = 2012–

| nationalteam1 = Ecuador

| nationalcaps1 = 97

| nationalgoals1 = 46

| club-update = 23:36, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 03:40, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra (born 4 November 1989) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional and captains the Ecuador national team.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=373400/profile-detail.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621032614/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=373400/profile-detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2014 |title=Enner Valencia at FIFA.com |access-date=21 June 2014 |publisher=FIFA}}

Valencia previously played for Emelec in Ecuador, where he won the 2013 Ecuadorian Serie A and was awarded the Copa Sudamericana Golden Boot in 2013. He also played for Pachuca in Mexico, being awarded the Liga MX Golden Boot in the 2014 Clausura tournament. He joined English club West Ham United for an estimated £12 million in July 2014, almost breaking the club's signing record. In August 2016, Valencia went out on loan to Everton for the season, before being sold to Mexican club Tigres UANL in July 2017. At Tigres, he won Liga MX's 2017 Apertura and 2019 Clausura tournaments, and finished runner-up in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, winning the latter competition's Golden Boot. In August 2020, Valencia signed for Fenerbahçe in Turkey and won the Turkish Cup in his final season, before joining Brazilian club Internacional in mid-2023.

At the international level, Valencia has earned over 90 caps for Ecuador since his debut in 2012. He represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2022, and the Copa América in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024. Widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian players of all time, Valencia is Ecuador's all-time top scorer with 46 goals, and has also scored a record six World Cup goals for his national team.

Club career

=Emelec=

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/ecuador/10732580/World-Cup-2014-Other-Valencia-Enner-Valencia-looks-to-make-breakthrough-moment-for-Ecuador-in-Brazil.html |title=World Cup 2014: Other Valencia – Enner Valencia – looks to make breakthrough moment for Ecuador in Brazil |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=30 March 2014 |access-date=28 December 2014 |first=Xoel |last=Cardenas}} In 2008, he was transferred to Emelec. From 2008 to early 2010 he received no opportunities in the first team, but with the arrival of the Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli, Valencia started to receive playtime opportunities. Emelec were runners-up to champions L.D.U. Quito, losing 2–1 on aggregate score.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportstats.com/soccer/ecuador/serie-a-2010/emelec-ldu-quito-xpo0quco/ |title=Emelec – LDU Quito (Soccer Serie A 2010) |publisher=sportstats.com |access-date=28 December 2014 |archive-date=19 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919005552/http://www.sportstats.com/soccer/ecuador/serie-a-2010/emelec-ldu-quito-xpo0quco/ |url-status=dead }}

Valencia scored nine league goals in 30 league matches in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/enner-remberto-valencia-lastra/113400/ |title=Enner Valencia at Soccerway |website=Soccerway |access-date=28 December 2014}} In November 2012, he scored five goals in five separate matches against El Nacional, LDU Loja, Técnico Universitario, and twice against Manta in both home and away matches, winning four of the five matches, only drawing against LDU Loja. This brought his goal tally to 13 goals scored in 40 league matches played, his best season yet, but for a third season in a row, the team was runner-up to league champions and club rivals Barcelona SC.

On 7 August 2013, Valencia scored his first career hat-trick against Peruvian side Sport Huancayo, in a 4–0 2013 Copa Sudamericana first round match.{{cite web |url=http://www.espndeportes.com/futbol/cronica?id=372813 |title=Emelec barrió a Sport Huancayo y sigue adelante |date=4 August 2013 |website=ESPN Deportes |access-date=28 December 2014 |language=es}} He finished the season as league champions with Emelec, the club's first since 2002.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ecuachamp.html |title=Ecuador – List of Champions |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=28 December 2014}}

=Pachuca=

After numerous rumours involving the interest of Liga MX side Pachuca for Valencia, both parties came to terms and agreed on a transfer.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/es-mx/news/4832/mercado-de-pases/2013/12/04/4454474/ya-hay-acuerdo-del-pachuca-por-enner-valencia |title=Ya hay acuerdo del Pachuca por Enner Valencia |date=4 December 2013 |access-date=7 October 2016}}

On 18 January 2014, Valencia scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Tijuana.{{cite web |url=http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/47145/Pachuca-2-1-Xolos-Tijuana-Xolos-give-away-the-win/ |title=Pachuca 2–1 Xolos: Tijuana Xolos give away the win |access-date=7 October 2016}} The following week he scored two goals to in Pachuca's first away win league match against league champions Club León.{{cite web |url=http://deportes.terra.com.co/futbol/internacional/mexico/clausura/pachuca-liga-dos-triunfos-y-le-gana-3-1-a-su-hermano-leon,bbbdafd2eacc3410VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html |title=Pachuca liga dos triunfos y le gana 3–1 a su 'hermano' León |access-date=7 October 2016}} He finished the regular season as the top goal-scorer with 12 goals, scoring various braces for Pachuca. Valencia scored his first hat-trick against UNAM in a 2–4 away win to advance in the 2014 Liga MX Clausura play-offs.{{cite web |url=http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/latrimundialista.php?n=52557 |title=Con triplete de Enner Valencia, Pachuca se clasificó a semifinales |website=ECUAGOL |access-date=15 November 2019 |language=es}}

=West Ham United=

==2014–15==

File:Enner Valencia (24735821595) (cropped).jpg in 2016]]

On 29 July 2014, Premier League club West Ham United completed the transfer of Valencia, on a five-year contract for a fee estimated at £12 million.{{cite news |title=West Ham sign Ecuador striker Enner Valencia in £12m deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28287432 |access-date=17 July 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=17 July 2014}} He 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/25/west-ham-enner-valencia-ecuador-premier-league |title=West Ham's Enner Valencia: 'I'm trying to enjoy every minute of being here' |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=11 October 2014}} Valencia made his West Ham debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Carlton Cole.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28718387 |title=West Ham United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur |date=16 August 2014 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=7 October 2016 |first=Gary |last=Rose}} On 27 August, he had his penalty saved by Mark Howard as West Ham were knocked out at home in the second round of the League Cup by Sheffield United.{{cite news |title=West Ham 1–1 Sheff Utd |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847232 |access-date=16 September 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2014}}

Valencia's first goal for West Ham came in his full league debut, against Hull City on 15 September 2014, in a 2–2 draw.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29105375 |title=Hull City 2–2 West Ham United |first=Neil |last=Johnston |website=BBC Sport |access-date=15 September 2014}} The {{convert|25|yd|m ft|adj=on}} strike, timed at {{convert|61|mph}}, was described by journalist Henry Winter of The Daily Telegraph as an "exceptional goal".{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11097464/Hull-City-2-West-Ham-United-2-Enner-Valencia-lights-up-KC-Stadium-in-lively-Premier-League-stalemate.html |title=Hull City 2 West Ham United 2: Enner Valencia lights up KC Stadium in lively Premier League stalemate |date=15 September 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=16 September 2014}} Valencia went on to score two more goals for West Ham in the following weeks, including a header in a 3–1 away win at Burnley,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29580151 |title=Burnley 1–3 West Ham |first=Timothy |last=Abraham |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 November 2014}} and a goal in a 2–2 draw with Stoke City.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29768017 |title=Stoke 2–2 West Ham |first=Chris |last=Bevan |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 November 2014}}

==2015–16==

His first match of his second season was on 30 July 2015 in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg at home against Astra Giurgiu; he headed West Ham into the lead but was one of two players substituted through injury in the first half as the team eventually drew 2–2.{{cite news |title=West Ham 2–2 Astra Giurgiu |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33667110 |access-date=30 July 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2015}} It was confirmed that he had suffered "significant" injuries to his right knee and ankle,{{cite news |title=West Ham United: Enner Valencia has 'significant' injury |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33728699 |access-date=31 July 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=31 July 2015}} and was ruled out for twelve weeks.{{cite news |title=Enner Valencia: West Ham striker ruled out for up to 12 weeks |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33762662 |access-date=3 August 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2015}} Valencia scored his first league goals of the 2015–16 season with two in a 3–1 comeback win against AFC Bournemouth on 12 January 2016, including a powerfully hit free-kick.{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/match/422464/afc-bournemouth-west-ham-united/report |title=Dimtri Payet and Enner Valencia score stunning free kicks in West Ham win |website=ESPN FC |agency=Press Association Sport |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=12 January 2016}}

==Loan to Everton==

On 31 August 2016, Valencia signed for Everton on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent £14.5 million move in the summer of 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37231478 |title=Enner Valencia: Everton sign West Ham forward on loan |website=BBC Sport |access-date=1 September 2016}} Valencia scored his first league goal for Everton when he fired home from close range in a 3–0 win against Southampton on 2 January 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-3-0-southampton-valencia-12395439 |title=Everton 3–0 Southampton: Valencia nets first Everton goal as Blues leave it late |date=2 January 2017 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |access-date=2 January 2017}}

=Tigres UANL=

On 13 July 2017, Valencia signed for Tigres UANL for a fee of 4.2 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40592450 |title=Enner Valencia: West Ham forward joins Mexican side Tigres |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 July 2017}}

=Fenerbahçe=

==2020–21 season==

On 28 August 2020, Valencia signed for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe on a free transfer.{{cite web |url=https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/enner-valencia-resmen-fenerbahce-de-5f492e04df911be3281f58d0 |title=Enner Valencia resmen Fenerbahçe'de |website=NTVSpor.net}} In his first year with the team, he scored 12 goals in 34 matches of 2020–21 Süper Lig.

==2021–22 season==

On 26 August 2021, he made his first hat-trick with the team against HJK Helsinki in 2021–22 UEFA Europa League season and Fenerbahçe won the game 5-2{{cite web |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2021-tr/8/fenerbahcemiz-uefa-avrupa-ligi-nde-gruplara-yukseldi |title=HJK Helsinki'yi 5-2 yenen Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Ligi'nde gruplara yükseldi |website=fenerbahce.org}} He scored 13 goals in all competitives of 33 matches.

==2022–23 season==

He made a very strong start to the 2022–23 season with coach Jorge Jesus and recorded braces against Ümraniyespor, Kasımpaşa and Adana Demirspor in his first three matches of the season. On 15 January 2023, he also scored a brace against Gaziantep.{{cite web |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2023/1/gaziantep-fk-1-2-fenerbahce |title=Gaziantep FK 1-2 Fenerbahçe |website=fenerbahce.org}}

On 9 October 2022, he scored his first hat-trick in a league match against Karagümrük in 2022–23 Süper Lig season and Fenerbahçe won the match 5–4{{cite web |url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2022/10/fenerbahce-5-4-vavacars-fatih-karagumruk |title=Fenerbahçe 5-4 VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük |website=fenerbahce.org}} and on 29 January 2023, he scored 4 goals against Kasımpaşa and helped Fenerbahçe to a 5–1 victory.{{cite web |url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2023/1/fenerbahce-5-1-kasimpasa |title=Fenerbahçe 5-1 Kasımpaşa |website=fenerbahce.org}}

He also recorded braces against Konyaspor and Alanyaspor in the season.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

In total, Valencia scored 29 goals, becoming the top scorer in the Süper Lig.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

=SC Internacional=

On 12 June 2023, Valencia signed a three-year contract with Série A club Internacional on a free transfer, signing with the Colorado club for three years.{{cite web |url=https://internacional.com.br/noticias/inter-anuncia-novo-socio-enner-valencia |title=Inter anuncia "novo sócio" Enner Valencia |date=12 June 2023 |publisher=SC Internacional |access-date=12 June 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Inter announce “new member” Enner Valencia}} He made his debut for the team on July 9, starting in a 2-0 loss to Fluminense at Maracanã. The player had a rather discreet performance, without any shots on goal and was substituted at halftime.

He scored his first goal for the club on August 1st, but couldn't prevent the comeback defeat of 2-1 to River Plate at Monumental de Nuñez, in a match valid for the Round of 16 of the Libertadores.

After advancing against River Plate, Internacional traveled to La Paz to face Bolívar in a quarter-final match of the Copa Libertadores. At the 16th minute of the game, Enner 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. The forward emerged as a hero in the Colorado's victory in high altitude, alongside Uruguayan goalkeeper Rochet, who made important saves.

International career

After playing for the nation's under-22 team at the 2011 Pan American Games, Valencia made his debut for Ecuador on 12 February 2012 in a friendly against Honduras.

File:Ecu-Panama (3).jpg in 2015.]]

Valencia initially began his career as a winger, but was converted to play as a striker by Emelec coach Gustavo Quinteros. Reinaldo Rueda started experimenting with Valencia as a striker after the untimely death of Christian Benítez.{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/world-cup-central/59/post/1911108/tim-vickery-enner-valencia-key-to-ecuadors-hopes-of-progress |title=The surprise success of Enner Valencia |website=ESPN FC |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=28 December 2014 |first=Tim |last=Vickery}} After making three appearances in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, he scored his first international goal in a 2–2 draw against Honduras on 19 November 2013. He continued his good form in 2014, scoring in three of Ecuador's four pre-tournament friendlies. On 5 March, he scored, assisted a goal and won a penalty kick as La Tri came from 3–0 down to defeat Australia 4–3. He then scored the team's only goal in a 3–1 loss against Mexico, and gave them an early lead in a 2–2 draw with England in Miami.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27383424 |title=Ecuador 2–2 England |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=21 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport}}

In June 2014, Valencia was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27370881 |title=World Cup 2014: Antonio Valencia is named in Ecuador squad |date=12 June 2014 |access-date=21 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport}} On 15 June, he made his FIFA World Cup debut in the team's opening match against Switzerland at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília, opening the scoring with a header in a 2–1 defeat.{{cite news |title=Switzerland 2–1 Ecuador |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285085 |access-date=21 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=15 June 2014}} In Ecuador's second match, Valencia scored both goals to defeat Honduras 2–1 in Curitiba.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285214 |title=Honduras 1–2 Ecuador |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=21 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport}} He continued his good form after the FIFA World Cup, scoring the third goal of a 4–0 victory against Bolivia. On 10 October, Valencia again netted for Ecuador in the 88th minute over the United States, which ended in a 1–1 draw. His swerving, right-footed shot took a right turn on its way towards the goal, making it impossible for goalkeeper Brad Guzan to stop.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/11/enner-valencia-goal-usa-ecuador_n_5970466.html |title=This Amazing Goal Defied Physics And U.S. Goalkeeper Brad Guzan |date=11 October 2014 |website=HuffPost |access-date=12 October 2014}}

In Ecuador's second group match at the 2015 Copa América in Chile, 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 Quiñónez. He later scored from close range, but Ecuador lost 2–3 nonetheless.{{cite news |title=Bolivia withstand heavy pressure to edge Ecuador at Copa América |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/16/bolivia-withstand-heavy-pressure-to-edge-ecuador-at-copa-america |access-date=16 June 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |date=16 June 2015}} Four days later in Rancagua, Valencia set up Miller Bolaños' opener and scored Ecuador's second goal as they won 2–1 against Mexico, eliminating the opponents.{{cite news |title=Mexico 1–2 Ecuador: Copa America ends in disaster for El Tri |url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/match/mexico-vs-ecuador/1947881/report |access-date=19 June 2015 |website=Goal.com |date=19 June 2015}}

On 8 October 2021, in a 2022 World Cup qualification match against Bolivia, Valencia scored his 32nd and 33rd international goals, becoming the Ecuador national team's all time top goal scorer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/enner-valencia-stats-behind-record-ecuador |title=Enner Valencia: The stats behind the record}}

Valencia was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{cite tweet |author=Ecuador national football team |author-link=Ecuador national football team |user=LaTri |number=1592288685797494784 |date=14 November 2022 |title=Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia |trans-title=Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history. |language=es |access-date=14 November 2022}} In the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Valencia scored the first goal of the tournament with a penalty. Valencia scored both of Ecuador's goals in the same match, their 2–0 win over tournament hosts Qatar in the opening match at the 2022 World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63603375 |title=Qatar 0–2 Ecuador |first=Shamoon |last=Hafez |website=BBC Sport |date=20 November 2022 |access-date=20 November 2022}} In doing so, he became Ecuador's record goalscorer at World Cup final tournaments, with five goals.{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/world-cup-2022-ecuador-open-scoring-with-penalty-after-goal-disallowed-by-var |title=World Cup 2022: Ecuador open scoring with penalty after goal disallowed by VAR |first=Tom |last=Hancock |website=FourFourTwo |publisher=Future Publishing |date=20 November 2022 |access-date=20 November 2022}} On 25 November 2022, Valencia scored in a 1–1 tie against the Netherlands, thus becoming the first South American player to score six consecutive times in the World Cup.{{Cite web |title=Enner Valencia Scores Vs. Netherlands for Third World Cup Goal |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/world-cup-2022/enner-valencia-scores-vs-netherlands-third-world-cup-goal |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=RSN |language=en}} Valencia scored the only goal in the victory over Peru on 10 September 2024 for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

Valencia hails from Esmeraldas Province and is of Afro-Ecuadorian descent. He 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. In October 2016, a warrant was issued for his arrest in Ecuador for unpaid child support.{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/enner-valencia-leaves-world-cup-qualifier-in-ambulance-to-avoid-police-and-arrest-100616 |title=Enner Valencia leaves World Cup qualifier in ambulance to avoid police and arrest |first=Ryan |last=Rosenblatt |access-date=7 October 2016}} In August 2020, Valencia's sister, Erci was taken hostage in San Lorenzo by an armed gang and held for 10 days before being released unharmed.{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/ecuador/story/4168967/sister-of-ex-west-ham-forward-enner-valencia-rescued-from-kidnappers-in-ecuador |title=Sister of ex-Hammer rescued from kidnappers |date=29 August 2020 |publisher=ESPN}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 13 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Enner Valencia |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72263 |website=Soccerbase |access-date=4 November 2014}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa MX, FA Cup, Turkish Cup, Copa do Brasil}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Emelec

|2010

|rowspan="4"|Ecuadorian Serie A

|25

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—11{{efn|Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana}}1colspan="2"|—362
2011

|30

9colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—5{{efn|Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana}}0colspan="2"|—359
2012

|40

13colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—14{{efn|Eight appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana}}0colspan="2"|—5413
2013

|35

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—11{{efn|Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and five goals in Copa Sudamericana}}5colspan="2"|—469
colspan="2"|Total

!130

27colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||416colspan="2"|—17133
Pachuca

|2014

|Liga MX

|23

1820colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2518
rowspan="4"|West Ham United

|{{nowrap|2014–15}}

|rowspan="3"|Premier League

|32

44110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—375
2015–16

|19

440001{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}1colspan="2"|—245
2016–17

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"|—70
colspan="2"|Total

!54

8811051colspan="2"|—6810
Everton (loan)

|2016–17

|Premier League

|21

31010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—233
rowspan="4"|Tigres UANL

|2017–18

|rowspan="3"|Liga MX

|37

1510colspan="2"|—3{{efn|name=CCL|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League}}21{{efn|Appearance in Campeones Cup}}04217
2018–19

|31

563colspan="2"|—8{{efn|name=CCL}}7colspan="2"|—4515
2019–20

|27

100colspan="2"|—4{{efn|Two appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances and one goal in Campeones Cup}}1colspan="2"|—312
colspan="2"|Total

!95

2173colspan="2"|—15101011834
rowspan="4"|Fenerbahçe

|2020–21

|rowspan="3"|Süper Lig

|34

1211colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3513
2021–22

|25

721colspan="2"|—6{{efn|Four appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}5colspan="2"|—3313
2022–23

|31

2951colspan="2"|—12{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League}}3colspan="2"|—4833
colspan="2"|Total

!90

4883colspan="2"|—188colspan="2"|—11659
rowspan="4"|Internacional

|2023

|rowspan="3"|Série A

|22

9colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—6{{efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores}}4colspan="2"|—2813
2024

|24

334colspan="2"|—2{{efn|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana}}011{{efn|name=GAU|Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho}}44011
2025

|2

100colspan="2"|—0010{{efn|name=GAU}}5126
colspan="2"|Total

!48

1334colspan="2"|—842198030
colspan="3"|Career total

!461

1382911208528229596193

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=International=

{{updated|match played 25 March 2025|{{NFT}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan=14|Ecuador

|2012

10
201361
20141010
201552
2016126
201772
201856
201984
202020
2021113
2022104
202362
2024124
202522
colspan=2|Total9746

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Valencia goal.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ List of international goals scored by Enner Valencia

!scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Cap

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

scope=row style=text-align:center|1

|19 November 2013||BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States||align=center|7||{{fb|HON|1949}}||align=center|2–2||align=center|2–2||rowspan=4|Friendly

scope=row style=text-align:center|2

|5 March 2014||The Den, London, England||align=center|8||{{fb|AUS}}||align=center|3–3||align=center|4–3

scope=row style=text-align:center|3

|31 May 2014||AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States||align=center|9||{{fb|MEX}}||align=center|1–3||align=center|1–3

scope=row style=text-align:center|4

|4 June 2014||Sun Life Stadium, Miami, United States||align=center|10||{{fb|ENG}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–2

scope=row style=text-align:center|5

|15 June 2014||Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil||align=center|11||{{fb|SUI}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–2||rowspan=3|2014 FIFA World Cup

scope=row style=text-align:center|6

|rowspan=2|20 June 2014||rowspan=2|Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil||rowspan=2 align=center|12||rowspan=2|{{fb|HON|1949}}||align=center|1–1||rowspan=2 align=center|2–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|7

|align=center|2–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|8

|6 September 2014||Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States||align=center|14||{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|3–0||align=center|4–0||rowspan=4|Friendly

scope=row style=text-align:center|9

|10 October 2014||Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States||align=center|16||{{fb|USA}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|10

|rowspan=2|14 October 2014||rowspan=2|Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States||rowspan=2 align=center|17||rowspan=2|{{fb|SLV}}||align=center|2–0||rowspan=2 align=center|5–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|11

|align=center|4–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|12

|15 June 2015||Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile||align=center|21||{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|1–3||align=center|2–3||rowspan=2|2015 Copa América

scope=row style=text-align:center|13

|19 June 2015||Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile||align=center|22||{{fb|MEX}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|2–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|14

|24 March 2016||Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||align=center|23||{{fb|PAR}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–2||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row style=text-align:center|15

|8 June 2016||University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States||align=center|27||{{fb|PER}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|2–2||rowspan=2|Copa América Centenario

scope=row style=text-align:center|16

|12 June 2016||MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States||align=center|28||{{fb|HAI}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|4–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|17

|rowspan=2|11 October 2016||rowspan=2|Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia||rowspan=2 align=center|33||rowspan=2|{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|1–2||rowspan=2 align=center|2–2||rowspan=3|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row style=text-align:center|18

|align=center|2–2

scope=row style=text-align:center|19

|15 November 2016||Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||align=center|34||{{fb|VEN}}||align=center|3–0||align=center|3–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|20

|13 June 2017||Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States||align=center|38||{{fb|SLV}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|3–0||Friendly

scope=row style=text-align:center|21

|5 September 2017||Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||align=center|40||{{fb|PER}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|1–2||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row style=text-align:center|22

|7 September 2018||Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States||align=center|42||{{fb|JAM}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–0||rowspan=7|Friendly

scope=row style=text-align:center|23

|11 September 2018||Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States||align=center|43||{{fb|GUA}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|24

|rowspan=2|12 October 2018||rowspan=2|Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar||rowspan=2 align=center|44||rowspan=2|{{fb|QAT}}||align=center|1–2||rowspan=2 align=center|3–4

scope=row style=text-align:center|25

|align=center|2–4

scope=row style=text-align:center|26

|15 November 2018||National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru||align=center|45||{{fb|PER}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|2–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|27

|20 November 2018||Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama||align=center|46||{{fb|PAN}}||align=center|2–1||align=center|2–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|28

|1 June 2019||Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, United States||align=center|47||{{fb|VEN}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|29

|21 June 2019||Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil||align=center|50||{{fb|CHI}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–2||2019 Copa América

scope=row style=text-align:center|30

|rowspan=2|14 November 2019||rowspan=2|Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo, Ecuador||rowspan=2 align=center|53||rowspan=2|{{fb|TRI}}||align=center|2–0||rowspan=2 align=center|3–0||rowspan=2|Friendly

scope=row style=text-align:center|31

|align=center|3–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|32

|rowspan=2|7 October 2021||rowspan=2|Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador||rowspan=2 align=center|65||rowspan=2|{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|2–0||rowspan=2 align=center|3–0||rowspan=4|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row style=text-align:center|33

|align=center|3–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|34

|10 October 2021||Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela||align=center|66||{{fb|VEN}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–2

scope=row style=text-align:center|35

|29 March 2022||Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador||align=center|70||{{fb|ARG}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|36

|rowspan=2|20 November 2022||rowspan=2|Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar||rowspan=2 align=center|75||rowspan=2|{{fb|QAT}}||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2 align=center|2–0||rowspan=3|2022 FIFA World Cup

scope=row style=text-align:center|37

|align=center|2–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|38

|25 November 2022||Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar||align=center|76||{{fb|NED}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|39

|17 June 2023||Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States||align=center|78||{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||rowspan=3|Friendly

scope=row style=text-align:center|40

|20 June 2023||Subaru Park, Chester, United States||align=center|79||{{fb|CRC}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|41

|12 June 2024||Subaru Park, Chester, United States||align=center|85||{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|42

|10 September 2024||Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador||align=center|91||{{fb|PER}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||rowspan=5|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row style=text-align:center|43

|14 November 2024||Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador||align=center|94||{{fb|BOL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|4–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|44

|19 November 2024||Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia||align=center|95||{{fb|COL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0

scope=row style=text-align:center|45

|rowspan=2|21 March 2025||rowspan=2|Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador||rowspan=2 align=center|96||rowspan=2|{{fb|VEN}}||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2 align=center|2–1

scope=row style=text-align:center|46

|align=center|2–0

Honours

Emelec

  • Ecuadorian Serie A: 2013{{Cite web |url=http://www.emelec.com.ec/secciones/campeonato-2013/ |title=Campeonato 2013 – Club Sport Emelec – Sitio Oficial del Club Sport Emelec de Ecuador |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302205249/http://www.emelec.com.ec/secciones/campeonato-2013/ |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.emelec.com.ec/campeonato-2013-tabla-de-posiciones/ |title=Campeonato 2013 – Tabla de Posiciones {{!}} Club Sport Emelec – Sitio Oficial del Club Sport Emelec de Ecuador |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703153658/http://www.emelec.com.ec/campeonato-2013-tabla-de-posiciones/ |archive-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Tigres UANL

Fenerbahçe

  • Turkish Cup: 2022–23{{cite web |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2023/6/cumhuriyetimizin-100-yilinda-turkiye-kupasi-fenerbahcemizin |title=Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in |date=11 June 2023 |website=fenerbahce.org |access-date=11 June 2023 }}

Internacional

Individual

  • Ecuadorian Serie A Best Player: 2013{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
  • Copa Sudamericana Top scorer: 2013{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
  • Liga MX Top scorer: Clausura 2014{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
  • Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2017{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
  • CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot: 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/top-goal-scorer |title=Top goalscorers 2019 |publisher=CONCAFAF Champions League |date=1 May 2019|access-date=2 May 2019|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502153325/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/top-goal-scorer|url-status=dead}}
  • CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2019{{cite tweet |author=Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League |user=TheChampions |number=1124021294750732288 |title=Presenting the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League 2019 Team of the Tournament! |date=2 May 2019 |access-date=2 May 2019}}
  • Süper Lig Top scorer: 2022–23{{cite web |title=Süper Lig Gol Krallığı |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=821 |website=TFF |access-date=7 January 2023}}
  • Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2022–23{{Cite web |title=2023 Marka Futbol'dan Gezeroğlu ve Emiroğlu'na Anlamlı Ödül! |url=https://yenisokegazetesi.com/haber/15330131/2023-marka-futboldan-gezeroglu-ve-emirogluna-anlamli-odul |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=YeniSöke Gazetesi |date=11 June 2023 |language=tr}}

See also

References

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