Nicolás Valencia

Nicolás Valencia
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Anelka Valencia Jiménez
Date of birth (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Unión Española
Number 28
Youth career
Orsomarso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Orsomarso 6 (0)
2025–2026 Boyacá Chicó 23 (1)
2026– Unión Española 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2026

Nicolás Anelka Valencia Jiménez (born 26 May 2001) is a Chilean-Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Unión Española.

Career

Born in Valparaíso, Chile, Valencia started his career with Colombian club Orsomarso. He made his professional debut in the 0–0 draw against Real Santander on 20 August 2022.[2]

In 2025, Valencia joined Boyacá Chicó in the Categoría Primera A[3] and scored his first goal in the 5–0 home victory against Jaguares de Córdoba on 12 February 2026.[4]

In July 2026, Valencia moved to his country of birth and joined Unión Española.[3][5][6][7]

Personal life

He is the son of former Colombia international footballer Manuel Valencia and the younger brother of midfielder Jhojan Valencia.[2][5]

He was born in Valparaíso, Chile, when his father played for Santiago Wanderers,[5] and holds dual Chilean-Colombian nationality.[2]

He was named Nicolás Anelka after the French footballer Nicolas Anelka.[2][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolas Valencia: trayectoria, estadísticas y clubes". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Parra Cuenca, Daniel (30 March 2023). "La historia del Nicolás Anelka colombiano, volante de Orsomarso que busca ser figura en la B". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Gutiérrez, Paithon (20 July 2026). "¡Refuerzo hispano! Nicolás Valencia llega a Unión Española en busca del ascenso". TNT Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Beetar, Juan David Beetar (12 February 2026). "Boyacá Chicó golea a Jaguares y gana su primer partido en Liga BetPlay". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Unión Española ficha al hermano de mediocampista de la UC para la Primera B". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Romo, Felipe (20 July 2026). "Se llama Nicolás Anelka y llega como refuerzo a la B: su hermano también juega en Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 Muñoz, Patricio (20 July 2026). "Bombazo al mercado de fichajes: Unión Española oficializa a Nicolás Anelka como refuerzo". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
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