Jhojan Valencia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jhojan Manuel Valencia Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Deportivo Cali | 65 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Unión Magdalena (loan) | 69 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Austin FC | 67 | (0) |
| 2025– | Universidad Católica | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2024 | |||
Jhojan Manuel Valencia Jiménez (born 27 July 1996) is a Colombian football player who plays as midfielder for Universidad Católica in the Chilean Primera División.
Career
Valencia was part of the Deportivo Cali from 2015–2021, also spending a six-month stint on loan with Cúcuta Deportivo and two seasons with Unión Magdalena in 2018 and 2019.[1] In 2021, Valencia helped Deportivo Cali become the 2021 Categoría Primera A season Finalización champions.[2][3]
In January 2022, Valencia transferred to Austin FC.[4] He made his Austin FC debut on 26 February 2022 against FC Cincinnati.[5]
Following Austin FC, Valencia moved to Chile and joined Universidad Católica for the 2025 season.[6]
International career
In February 2021, Valencia was called up to the Colombian national team by Reinaldo Rueda, but he did not make his debut.[7]
Personal life
His father, Manuel, is a former Colombia international footballer.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Club Total | 65 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 82 | 2 | ||||
| Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 2017 | Categoría Primera B | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Unión Magdalena (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Club Total | 75 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 71 | 3 | |||||
| Austin FC | 2022[10] | Major League Soccer | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023[11] | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024[12] | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 3[e] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Club Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 0 | |||
| Universidad Católica | 2025 | Primera División | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Club Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 301 | 5 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Colombia, U.S. Open Cup and Copa Chile
- ↑ Includes Copa de la Liga
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana and CONCACAF Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup playoffs
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
Honours
References
- ↑ "Colombia – J. Valencia – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "¿El primero que se va del Deportivo Cali campeón?". 24 December 2021.
- ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "¡Cali es campeón! Derrotó al Tolima en Ibagué y bordó la estrella 10". futbolred.com.
- ↑ "Austin FC Signs Colombian Midfielder Jhojan Valencia | Austin FC". austinfc.
- ↑ "Match Report: Austin FC vs. FC Cincinnati | Feb. 26, 2022 | Austin FC". austinfc.
- 1 2 Vega, Diego; Reyes, Luis (19 December 2024). ""Mi papá hizo historia en Chile, vivimos cinco años aquí... Cuando decidí venir a jugar, hablé con él"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2021/02/09/futbol/1612900122_712581.html
- ↑ Jhojan Valencia at Soccerway
- ↑ Jhojan Valencia at Major League Soccer
- ↑ "Stats - 2022 - Regular Season". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Stats - 2023". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Stats - 2024". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
- Jhojan Valencia at Soccerway.com
- Jhojan Valencia at WorldFootball.net
- Jhojan Valencia at FBref.com
- Jhojan Valencia at Kicker (in German)
- Jhojan Valencia at Major League Soccer
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Cali
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Categoría Primera B players
- Major League Soccer players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
- Unión Magdalena footballers
- Austin FC players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen
- Colombian football midfielder stubs