Antonio Valencia: Former Man United captain secures new job
Former Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia has made another career announcement in recent weeks.United careerValencia moved to Spain in 2005, joining Villarreal in La Liga.He spent two seasons ...
Antonio Valencia: Former Man United captain secures new job Former Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia has made another career announcement in recent weeks. United career Valencia moved to Spain in 2005, joining Villarreal in La Liga. He spent two seasons on loan at Wigan Athletic from 2006 and made his move permanent in 2008.
Just one year later, in 2009, he joined Manchester United and would spend 10 years at the club. The Ecuadorian departed in 2019 after 339 appearances and nine major trophies. Valencia was made captain of the side in 2018 by Jose Mourinho.
He would go on to make 99 appearances for his national team. Post-United career The 40-year-old left Manchester United for LDU Quito in his native country before finishing his career at Querétaro in Mexico in 2021. He recently played for the United legends team against Southampton.
In addition, he also made an unexpected return to football by deciding to play for Wythenshawe Vets. The Cheshire Sunday League team have enticed fellow former football stars such as Papiss Cisse, Emile Heskey, Danny Drinkwater, Joleon Lescott, Stephen Ireland and Oumar Niasse to don their shirt. Punditry job Valencia announced on his X account that, “I want to thank God for this new stage, and @TelemundoSports for the trust.