Felipe Valencia
{{short description|Professional soccer player (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Felipe Valencia
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|3|1}}
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite web |title=Felipe Valencia |url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/players/felipe-valencia/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Inter Miami CF}}
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| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs1 = Plantation FC
| youthyears2 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs2 = Kendall SC
| youthyears3 = 2019–2022
| youthclubs3 = Inter Miami
| years1 = 2020–2024
| clubs1 = Inter Miami II{{efn|name=FortLauderdaleCF|Inter Miami CF II was formerly known as Fort Lauderdale CF until 2020}}
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Inter Miami
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| club-update = October 31, 2024
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Felipe Valencia (born March 1, 2005) is an American soccer player who plays as a winger.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/felipe-valencia/660871/|title=USA – F. Valencia – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=August 9, 2020}}
Career
= Fort Lauderdale CF =
Valencia made his league debut for the club on August 8, 2020, in a 2–1 away victory over Tormenta FC.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/09/united-states/usl-league-one/tormenta/inter-miami-ii/3300028/|title=Tormenta vs. Fort Lauderdale – 9 August 2020 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=August 9, 2020}} On August 19, 2020, he scored his first professional goal against North Texas SC in a 3–2 home victory. At the age of 15 years, five months, 18 days, Valencia became the youngest goalscorer in USL history, surpassing the record previously set by Alphonso Davies.{{cite web |title=USYNT prospect Felipe Valencia becomes youngest goal scorer in USL history at age 15 |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/usynt-prospect-felipe-valencia-becomes-youngest-goal-scorer-in-usl-history-at-age-15/ |website=Soccerwire |accessdate=August 20, 2020 |date=August 19, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Michael |title=At 15, Miami academy player becomes youngest goal-scorer in USL history |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/inter-miami/article245110685.html |website=Miami Herald |accessdate=August 20, 2020 |date=August 19, 2020}}
= Inter Miami =
On December 18, 2020, it was announced that Valencia would join Inter Miami in 2021 as their first ever homegrown player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2020/12/18/inter-miami-cf-signs-first-academy-product-felipe-valencia-homegrown-player|title=Inter Miami CF Signs First Academy Product Felipe Valencia as a Homegrown Player | Inter Miami CF}} Valencia's contract option was declined by Miami following their 2024 season.https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-announces-2024-roster-decisions
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://kend.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=7440616&player=542241651 Felipe Valencia] at US Soccer Development Academy
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Category:Footballers from Cali
Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Colombian emigrants to the United States
Category:Inter Miami CF II players
Category:Inter Miami CF players
Category:USL League One players
Category:Soccer players from Florida
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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