Carlos Valdez
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Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra (born on May 22, 1985 in Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

) is a Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

.

Colombia

Valdés began his career in 2005 with Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

 and appeared in 33 league matches. After impressing with Cartagena, Valdés joined storied Colombian club América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

 the following campaign and was a stalwart in defense for the club for four years, where he appeared in 97 matches and scored 4 goals. As a result of his play with America he was called up to the Colombian national team in 2008. In 2009, he joined Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

 and continued to be one of the top defenders in Colombia.

United States

On January 20, 2011, Valdés officially joined Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 side Philadelphia Union  on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the Union on March 19, 2011, in the team's season opener for the 2011 MLS season, a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

. In Week 7 of the season, Valdés was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....

. On August 5, 2011, the Union announced that it had secured the full rights to Valdes from his former club, Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

 of the Colombian First Division.

International

Valdés played with the Colombia U-20
Colombia national under-20 football team
The Colombia national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol and represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions.-Current squad:The following players are participating in the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup....

 squad at the 2005 South American Youth Championship
South American Youth Championship
The South American Youth Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL , for South American national teams of men under age 20.-History:The first South American Youth Championship was hosted by...

, which Colombia hosted and won. He then competed at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship...

 in Holland, helping Colombia to the Round of 16 before losing to the eventual champions, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. In 2008, he made his debut for the Colombian senior national team.

Career statistics

|-
|2005||rowspan="1"|Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

||rowspan="7"|Categoría Primera A||33||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||0
|-
|2006||rowspan="4"|América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

||12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|2007||31||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||31||1
|-
|2008
2008 Categoría Primera A season
The 2008 Categoría Primera A season is the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The first division started on February 1. This season they have the newcomer from the second division Categoría Primera B, Envigado FC, and the relegated team of Real Cartagena.-Standings:- Schedule...

||42||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||42||1
|-
|2009||12||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||2
|-
|2009||rowspan="2"|Santa Fe||22||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||22||1
|-
|2010
2010 Categoría Primera A season
The 2010 Categoria Primera A season was the 63rd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Because of new sponsorship, it was officially called the 2010 Liga Postobón season.- Format :...

||32||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||32||0

|-
|2011
2011 Philadelphia Union season
The 2011 Philadelphia Union season is the second season of the team's existence.- Team uniform :-Background:At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred,...

||rowspan="2"|Philadelphia Union||rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

||32||1||1||0||2||0||0||0||35||1
|-
|2012
2012 Philadelphia Union season
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season is the third season of the team's existence.- Team uniform :-Match results:-League table:ConferenceOverall-Results summary:-Current roster:As of November 23, 2011....

||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra (born on May 22, 1985 in Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

) is a Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

.

Colombia

Valdés began his career in 2005 with Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

 and appeared in 33 league matches. After impressing with Cartagena, Valdés joined storied Colombian club América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

 the following campaign and was a stalwart in defense for the club for four years, where he appeared in 97 matches and scored 4 goals. As a result of his play with America he was called up to the Colombian national team in 2008. In 2009, he joined Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

 and continued to be one of the top defenders in Colombia.

United States

On January 20, 2011, Valdés officially joined Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 side Philadelphia Union  on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the Union on March 19, 2011, in the team's season opener for the 2011 MLS season, a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

. In Week 7 of the season, Valdés was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....

. On August 5, 2011, the Union announced that it had secured the full rights to Valdes from his former club, Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

 of the Colombian First Division.

International

Valdés played with the Colombia U-20
Colombia national under-20 football team
The Colombia national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol and represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions.-Current squad:The following players are participating in the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup....

 squad at the 2005 South American Youth Championship
South American Youth Championship
The South American Youth Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL , for South American national teams of men under age 20.-History:The first South American Youth Championship was hosted by...

, which Colombia hosted and won. He then competed at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship...

 in Holland, helping Colombia to the Round of 16 before losing to the eventual champions, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. In 2008, he made his debut for the Colombian senior national team.

Career statistics

|-
|2005||rowspan="1"|Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

||rowspan="7"|Categoría Primera A||33||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||0
|-
|2006||rowspan="4"|América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

||12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|2007||31||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||31||1
|-
|2008
2008 Categoría Primera A season
The 2008 Categoría Primera A season is the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The first division started on February 1. This season they have the newcomer from the second division Categoría Primera B, Envigado FC, and the relegated team of Real Cartagena.-Standings:- Schedule...

||42||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||42||1
|-
|2009||12||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||2
|-
|2009||rowspan="2"|Santa Fe||22||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||22||1
|-
|2010
2010 Categoría Primera A season
The 2010 Categoria Primera A season was the 63rd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Because of new sponsorship, it was officially called the 2010 Liga Postobón season.- Format :...

||32||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||32||0

|-
|2011
2011 Philadelphia Union season
The 2011 Philadelphia Union season is the second season of the team's existence.- Team uniform :-Background:At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred,...

||rowspan="2"|Philadelphia Union||rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

||32||1||1||0||2||0||0||0||35||1
|-
|2012
2012 Philadelphia Union season
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season is the third season of the team's existence.- Team uniform :-Match results:-League table:ConferenceOverall-Results summary:-Current roster:As of November 23, 2011....

||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra (born on May 22, 1985 in Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

) is a Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

.

Colombia

Valdés began his career in 2005 with Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

 and appeared in 33 league matches. After impressing with Cartagena, Valdés joined storied Colombian club América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

 the following campaign and was a stalwart in defense for the club for four years, where he appeared in 97 matches and scored 4 goals. As a result of his play with America he was called up to the Colombian national team in 2008. In 2009, he joined Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

 and continued to be one of the top defenders in Colombia.

United States

On January 20, 2011, Valdés officially joined Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 side Philadelphia Union  on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the Union on March 19, 2011, in the team's season opener for the 2011 MLS season, a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

. In Week 7 of the season, Valdés was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....

. On August 5, 2011, the Union announced that it had secured the full rights to Valdes from his former club, Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santa Fe
Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....

 of the Colombian First Division.

International

Valdés played with the Colombia U-20
Colombia national under-20 football team
The Colombia national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol and represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions.-Current squad:The following players are participating in the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup....

 squad at the 2005 South American Youth Championship
South American Youth Championship
The South American Youth Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL , for South American national teams of men under age 20.-History:The first South American Youth Championship was hosted by...

, which Colombia hosted and won. He then competed at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship...

 in Holland, helping Colombia to the Round of 16 before losing to the eventual champions, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. In 2008, he made his debut for the Colombian senior national team.

Career statistics

|-
|2005||rowspan="1"|Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena
Real Cartagena, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Cartagena. The club was founded in 1971 and play their home games at the Estadio Jaime Morón León, which has a capacity of 20,000 approximately.-Current roster:As of Jan 28, 2011...

||rowspan="7"|Categoría Primera A||33||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||0
|-
|2006||rowspan="4"|América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

||12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|2007||31||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||31||1
|-
|2008
2008 Categoría Primera A season
The 2008 Categoría Primera A season is the 61st season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The first division started on February 1. This season they have the newcomer from the second division Categoría Primera B, Envigado FC, and the relegated team of Real Cartagena.-Standings:- Schedule...

||42||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||42||1
|-
|2009||12||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||2
|-
|2009||rowspan="2"|Santa Fe||22||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||22||1
|-
|2010
2010 Categoría Primera A season
The 2010 Categoria Primera A season was the 63rd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. Because of new sponsorship, it was officially called the 2010 Liga Postobón season.- Format :...

||32||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||32||0

|-
|2011
2011 Philadelphia Union season
The 2011 Philadelphia Union season is the second season of the team's existence.- Team uniform :-Background:At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred,...

||rowspan="2"|Philadelphia Union||rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

||32||1||1||0||2||0||0||0||35||1
|-
|2012
2012 Philadelphia Union season
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season is the third season of the team's existence.- Team uniform :-Match results:-League table:ConferenceOverall-Results summary:-Current roster:As of November 23, 2011....

||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
184||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||184||5
32||1||1||0||2||0||0||0||35||1
216||6||1||0||2||0||0||0||219||6
Updated November 4, 2011

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