Melvin Valladares

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Melvin Valladares
Personal information
Full name Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo
Date of birth (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder or Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Valencia (7)
2006–2010 Real España 62 (14)
2010 Guerreros 14 (2)
2011 Dorados 11 (1)
2012– Motagua 45 (7)
International career‡
2007– Honduras 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2009

Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo (born 14 July 1984) is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

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Club career

Valladares made his professional debut for Municipal Valencia on 6 August 2004 against Real España [1] before joining Real España himself after the 2005 Apertura. He would score 14 goals for them over a 5 year-period. In November 2009, he went on a trial with Tottenham Hotspur after being recommended by Wilson Palacios. [2]

In 2010, he moved abroad to play for Mexican second division side Guerreros [3] and left them in summer 2011 for Dorados. [4]

He joined Motagua before the 2012 Clausura. [5]

International career

Valladares made his debut for Honduras in a March 2007 friendly match against El Salvador and has, as of March 2013, earned a total of 14 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification match [6] and played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [7]

His most recent international was an April 2010 friendly match against Venezuela.

International goals

N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 July 2009 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United StatesFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 3–04–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
212 August 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–04–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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