Marc Valiente
Valiente with Eupen in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marc Valiente Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Granollers, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1997–2005 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Barcelona C 9 (0)
2005–2008 Barcelona B 86 (4)
2006–2008 Barcelona 0 (0)
2008–2010 Sevilla B 58 (1)
2009–2010 Sevilla 3 (0)
2010–2015 Valladolid 145 (5)
2015–2017 Maccabi Haifa 49 (1)
2017–2018 Eupen 24 (1)
2018–2019 Partizan 31 (0)
2019–2022 Sporting Gijón 55 (2)
2022–2023 Goa 8 (0)
International career
2006 Spain U19 8 (1)
2007 Spain U20 5 (0)
2013 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Marc Valiente Hernández (born 29 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

He was formed at Barcelona and later joined Sevilla, but was mainly a reserve at both clubs. In 2010 he signed with Valladolid, where he appeared in 157 official games over a five-year span. He went on to play top-flight football in Israel, Belgium, Serbia and India.

Valiente was a Spanish youth international, and played one unofficial match for Catalonia in 2013.

Club career

Born in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valiente started his career at FC Barcelona aged 10, being club captain for most of its youth sides and playing alongside Cesc Fàbregas, Lionel Messi, Gerard Piqué and Víctor Vázquez.[2] He made his debut for the first team against CF Badalona in a Copa del Rey second-leg match, coming on as a substitute for Juliano Belletti at half time of the 4–0 home win.[3]

In July 2008, after some turbulence regarding his future, Valiente moved to Sevilla FC after being released by the Blaugrana.[4] He spent his first professional season with the Andalusians' reserves, starting most of the year in a relegation from the Segunda División.[5]

On 21 November 2009, injuries to the first squad, mostly Federico Fazio, granted Valiente his first La Liga opportunity, as he started in the 2–1 away win against CD Tenerife.[6] He appeared in two more games during the campaign – replacing injured Adriano before the 30-minute mark of the 1–0 win at Sporting de Gijón,[7] and playing the first half away to eventual champions Barcelona (0–0 at halftime, 4–0 defeat)[8]– being released by Sevilla in June 2010 and signing for three years with Real Valladolid, recently relegated to the second division.[9]

Valiente scored his first goal as a professional on 19 September 2010, but in a 2–1 away loss to Real Betis.[10] He contributed 33 games, nearly 3,000 minutes of action and one goal[11] in his second year, as the Castile and León side returned to the top flight after a two-year absence.

On 2 July 2015, Valiente moved abroad for the first time, signing a three-year deal with Israel's Maccabi Haifa F.C. for an annual wage of €350,000. Valladolid received €250,000 from his sale.[12] He was one of a contingent of Spanish players in the relatively obscure Israeli Premier League, receiving media attention back home.[13][14][15]

After two seasons in the Middle East, Valiente moved countries again, joining K.A.S. Eupen in July 2017.[16] He scored his first goal for his new club on 4 November, an added-time equaliser in a 4–4 Belgian First Division A draw at Sint-Truidense VV.[17]

Valiente moved to the Serbian SuperLiga on 26 June 2018, after agreeing to a two-year deal at FK Partizan.[18] He joined the squad the next day,[19] being given the number 6 jersey[20] and in the process becoming the first Spaniard in their history.[21]

On 25 July 2019, Valiente returned to Spain by signing a two-year contract with Sporting de Gijón of the second tier.[22] Days after its expiration, it was renewed for another year.[23]

In June 2022, aged 35, Valiente moved to the Indian Super League with FC Goa, managed by his compatriot Carlos Peña.[24]

International career

Valiente was a Spanish international at under-19 and under-20 levels.[25][26] On 30 December 2013 he earned his first and only cap for the Catalonia regional team, starting in the 4–1 defeat of Cape Verde held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona C 2005–06[28] Tercera División 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Barcelona B 2005–06[28] Segunda División B 27 2 — — — — 27 2
2006–07[28] 30 2 — — — — 30 2
2007–08[28] Tercera División 29 0 — — — — 29 0
Total 86 4 — — — — 86 4
Barcelona 2006–07[29] La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2007–08[29] 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sevilla B 2008–09[29] Segunda División 33 0 — — — — 33 0
2009–10[29] Segunda División B 25 1 — — — — 25 1
Total 58 1 — — — — 58 1
Sevilla 2009–10[29] La Liga 3 0 2 0 — 0 0 — 5 0
Valladolid 2010–11[29] Segunda División 24 2 1 0 — — 2[a] 0 27 2
2011–12[29] 33 1 0 0 — — 4[a] 0 37 1
2012–13[29] La Liga 28 0 2 0 — — — 30 0
2013–14[29] 29 1 1 0 — — — 30 1
2014–15[29] Segunda División 31 1 2 0 — — — 33 1
Total 145 5 6 0 — — 6 0 157 5
Maccabi Haifa 2015–16[30] Israeli Premier League 30 1 4 0 1 0 — — 35 1
2016–17[30] 19 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1[b] 0 25 0
Total 49 1 5 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 60 1
Eupen 2017–18[30] Belgian First Division A 24 1 2 0 — — 7[c] 0 33 1
Partizan 2018–19[31] Serbian SuperLiga 31 0 2 1 — 8 0 — 41 1
Sporting Gijón 2019–20[29] Segunda División 22 1 0 0 — — — 22 1
2020–21[29] Segunda División 17 0 3 0 — — — 20 0
2021–22[29] Segunda División 16 1 1 0 — — — 17 1
Total 55 2 4 0 — — — 59 2
Goa 2022–23[29] Indian Super League 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Career total 456 15 22 0 3 0 10 0 14 0 505 15
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Europa League play-offs

Honours

Sevilla

Maccabi Haifa

Partizan

Spain U19

References

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  2. ^ "Debe ser el número 23" [Must be number 23] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ "El Barcelona golea sin problemas al Badalona y Saviola se aprovecha" [Barcelona have no problems routing Badalona and Saviola seizes chance]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Marc Valiente, del Barcelona B, nuevo fichaje del Sevilla Atlético" [Marc Valiente, from Barcelona B, new Sevilla Atlético signing]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 July 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  5. ^ Pérez, Juan A. (16 December 2009). "Marc Valiente: "Mi objetivo es quedarme en el primer equipo"" [Marc Valiente: "My goal is to stay in the first team"] (in Spanish). Sevilla Actualidad. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Sevilla make lead count". ESPN Soccernet. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Kanoute strike seals Sevilla win". ESPN Soccernet. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Messi marks milestone with goal". ESPN Soccernet. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Marc Valiente ficha para las próximas tres temporadas" [Marc Valiente signs for next three seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 July 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  10. ^ "El Betis remonta el tanto de un ex sevillista para seguir en lo más alto" [Betis come from behind after former Sevilla man goal to stay on top]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 September 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  11. ^ "El Valladolid remonta tras el descanso gracias a Sisi" [Valladolid come from behind after half-time thanks to Sisi]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  12. ^ Bailador, Ignacio (2 July 2015). "Marc Valiente al Maccabi Haifa" [Marc Valiente to Maccabi Haifa]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  13. ^ Baeza, Lourdes (1 February 2016). "Futbolistas en zona de conflicto" [Footballers in conflict zone]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  14. ^ Emergui, Sal (18 February 2016). "El central español triunfa en Israel" [The Spanish stopper makes it in Israel]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  15. ^ Benarroch, Elías L. (6 January 2016). "La casi desconocida Liga israelí atrae cada vez más a jugadores españoles" [The almost unknown Israeli league keeps attracting Spanish players]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  16. ^ "AS Eupen: Marc Valiente (Maccabi Haïfa, ex-Barça) va renforcer la défense des Pandas" [AS Eupen: Marc Valiente (Maccabi Haifa, ex-Barça) will reinforce the Pandas' defence]. L'Avenir (in French). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  17. ^ "4:4 in Sint Truiden – Valiente rettet Eupen in letzter Sekunde" [4:4 in Sint Truiden – Valiente rescues Eupen in last seconds]. Grenz-Echo (in German). 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Партизан довео Шпанца Валијентеа" [Partizan brought Spanish footballer, Marc Valiente] (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Црно-бели се појачали на штоперској позицији" [Black-and-whites bolstered the stopper position] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Valijente uzeo šesticu, biće zadužen za atmosferu: Partizan mora da osvaja trofeje" [Valiente took number 6, will be in charge of the atmosphere: Partizan must win trophies] (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  21. ^ Martín, Francisco Javier (13 October 2018). "Marc Valiente: "Me gusta que Ronaldo quiera crecer con calma"" [Marc Valiente: "I like that Ronaldo wants to grow steadily"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Marc Valiente, nuevo jugador del Sporting" [Marc Valiente, new player of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Marc Valiente: «Renovar con el Sporting era mi prioridad»" [Marc Valiente: "Renewing with Sporting was my priority"]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  24. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (18 June 2022). "Goa: FC Goa add two more Spanish players as Guarrotxena, Valiente join team meeting". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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  26. ^ Díez, Óscar (1 July 2015). "España en los mundiales sub'20: Canadá 2007" [Spain in the under’20 World Cups: Canada 2007] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  27. ^ Barrio, Laura (30 December 2013). "La selección catalana sentencia a Cabo Verde en tres minutos" [The Catalan national team finish Cape Verde in three minutes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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  32. ^ "El Sevilla golea hasta en los trámites" [Sevilla rout even in formalities]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  33. ^ "0–1. El Sevilla accede a semifinales pese a perde en el Pizjuán con el Deportivo" [0–1. Sevilla reach semi-finals in spite of losing at the Pizjuán with Deportivo]. La Información (in Spanish). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  34. ^ Gascón, Javier (28 May 2019). "Títulos balcánicos para Dani Olmo y Marc Valiente" [Balkan titles for Dani Olmo and Marc Valiente]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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