Diego Valencia
Chilean footballer (born 2000)
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Diego Martín Valencia Morello (born 14 January 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad Católica and the Chile national team.
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Valencia with Universidad Católica | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diego Martín Valencia Morello | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viña del Mar, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Academia La Serena | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Universidad Católica | 93 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Salernitana | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Atromitos (loan) | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Universidad Católica | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Chile U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Chile U20 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Chile U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chile | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:18, 29 January 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early years
As a youth player, Valencia was with Academia La Serena before joining the Universidad Católica youth system.[1][2]
Universidad Catolica
Valencia debuted the year 2018 in the match against Deportes Iquique in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date, gave assistance for the goal of the draw against Palestinian in La Cisterna. in the year 2018 he converted his first goals, in the triumph of Catolica against Coquimbo Unido, a match that was also his debut as a starter in the team.[3]
Salernitana
On 11 July 2022, Valencia signed a four-year contract with Italian club Salernitana.[4]
Atromitos (loan)
On 9 September 2023, he joined on loan to Super League Greece side Atromitos on a deal for a year with an option to buy.[2]
Release by Salernitana
On 2 February 2025, Valencia's contract with Salernitana was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
International career
Diego managed to make the winning goal of the Chile national U20 team, when the Odesur won.[6]
In 2019, he was called to the national sub 20 team, after the injury of Nicolás Guerra.[7]
At senior level, he was called up to the Chile national team for the 2021 Copa América Quarter-finals to replace Guillermo Maripán due to an injury,[8] making his international debut against Brazil.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of As of match played 21 June 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2018 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Primera División | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Primera División | 30 | 4 | — | — | 9[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 8[f] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 17 | ||
| 2022 | Primera División | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7[g] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 93 | 24 | 6 | 3 | — | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 31 | |||
| Salernitana | 2022–23 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Atromitos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Universidad Católica | 2025 | Primera División | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[h] | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2026 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 223 | 38 | ||
- Includes Copa Chile, Coppa Italia and Greek Football Cup
- Includes Copa de la Liga
- Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
- Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of 14 June 2022[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Chile | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
