ANTONIO VALENCIA BIOGRAPHYLuis Antonio Valencia Mosquera was born on 4 August 1985 in Nueva Loja, also known as Lago Agrio, Ecuador, which is located in the Amazon Rainforest. Valencia helped his mother sell drinks outside the stadium of his local club at Lago Agrio and would then search for empty bottles for his father to sell to a bottle-deposit in the capital, Quito.Valencia used to play barefoot on the pitch next to the bungalow he shared with his parents, five brothers and sister.
When Valencia was aged 11, scout Pedro "Papi" Perlaza spotted him playing on a dusty field near his home, and signed him to the local FA-run sports academy in Sucumbíos.At the age of 16, Valencia didn't tell his father he left home to take up an offer to play for El Nacional, the military-backed club in Quito.Nobody knew about Valencia’s decision, except his mother and his elder brother, Carlos Alfredo, who paid the fare for his eight-hour bus journey. Valencia began in central midfield and on a salary of 50 dollars a month.
Valencia and his wife, Zoila, have a daughter named Domenik, who was born during the 2006 World Cup finals.Along with former Wigan teammates Maynor Figueroa and Wilson Palacios, Valencia began taking English lessons (although Valencia still requires an interpreter).Whilst at Wigan his English lessons would be once a week, however since his move to Manchester United they are sometimes everyday.Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described Valencia as a quiet and shy boy.His older brother, Éder, is also a professional footballer playing for Independiente José Terán in Ecuador.
ANTONIO VALENCIA PROFILE
Full name: Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera
Date of birth: 4 August 1985
Place of birth: Lago Agrio, Ecuador
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position: Right winger, Right back
Current club: Manchester United
Club Career 1999–2001 Caribe Junior 2001–2004 El Nacional 2003–2005 El Nacional 83 (11) 2005–2008 Villarreal 2 (0) 2005–2006 → Recreativo (loan) 12 (0) 2006–2008 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 37 (1) 2008–2009 Wigan Athletic 47 (6) 2009– Manchester United 47 (6)
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