Marc Valiente

Marc Valiente Hernandez (born 29 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for Sporting de Gijon.

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 and Serbia.

Valiente was a Spanish youth international, and later earned unofficial caps for Catalonia.

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 Fabregas, Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Victor Vazquez. 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.

In July 2008, after some turbulence regarding his future, Valiente moved to Sevilla FC after being released by the Blaugrana.

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