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Melvin Valladares
Honduran footballer (born 1984)
Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo (born 14 July 1984) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker and currently plays for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder or Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Valencia | (7) | |
| 2006–2010 | Real España | 62 | (14) |
| 2010 | Guerreros | 14 | (2) |
| 2011 | Dorados | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Motagua | 45 | (7) |
| 2014 | Victoria | 16 | (6) |
| 2015 | Marathón | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | Juticalpa | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Honduras | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2009 | |||
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]
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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 2009 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States |  Grenada | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 12 August 2009 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Costa Rica | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Skysports.com – Striker waits on Spurs – 24 November 2009
- Melvin Valladares ya está en México - Diez (in Spanish)
- Melvin Valladares primera contratación de Dorados de Sinola - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
- ElHeraldo.hn – Melvin Valladares, la nueva contratación de Motagua – 5 December 2011
- Melvin Valladares – FIFA competition record (archived)
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Melvin Valladares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Melvin Valladares at Soccerway