Mary Valencia


Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos is a footballer who plays as a forward. She last played for Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino club Colo-Colo. Born in Colombia, she plays for the Chile [women's national football team|Chile national team].

Club career

Valencia started her career with Santiago Wanderers after standing out at school level.
In December 2021, she switched to Santiago Morning for the 2022 season in the Chilean top division. She left them at the end of the 2024 season.
In 2025, she moved to Colo-Colo.

International career

Youth teams

During 2021, she was called up to training microcycles of the Chile national under-20 team despite the fact that she did not have the Chilean nationality at the time. Once she became a naturalized Chilean, she took part in both the 2022 [South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship|2022 South American Under-20 Championship], scoring a goal against Peru, and the 2022 South American Games – Women's tournament|2022 South American Games].

Senior team

At senior level, she made her debut in a friendly against Venezuela on 26 June 2022. She later took part in the 2022 [Copa América Femenina].

Personal life

Born in Colombia, Valencia came to Chile at the age of eleven alongside her mother and made her home in Valparaíso. In March 2022, she got the Chilean nationality by residence.

Honours

Colo-Colo
Individual