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Where does Enner Valencia play? Career path for Ecuador striker left English Premier League
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Enner Valencia is 36 years old now, but his footballing career persists.
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For a long time, the Ecuador striker did his work in the English Premier League, but those days are behind him.
Presently, he's concerned about the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he's still leading the Ecuadorian line with aspirations of scoring big goals for his nation.
He's a legend for his country, having played in 105 games for Ecuador at the senior level and scoring 49 goals.
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This is Valencia's third World Cup (2014, 2022) and he has also played at five Copa America tournaments.
Valencia's 49 goals are the most any player has ever scored for Ecuador.
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He also enters the 2026 tournament with six World Cup goals, the most anyone has scored for Ecuador.
His journey has changed a bit since his days at West Ham United and Everton , but he keeps getting goals.
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Where does Enner Valencia play?
Valencia's club is now Pachuca, which competes in Liga MX in Mexico .
He joined in 2025 and has played 22 games there, with eight goals.
Valencia played for West Ham from 2014-17 (with a loan spell at Everton in there).
After that, he played for Tigres UNAL in Mexico.
He went back to Europe to play for Fenerbahce in Turkey.
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After that, he played for Internacional in Brazil from 2023-25 before heading to Mexico.
Valencia's career might be winding down, but right now, he's got World Cup dreams in front of him.
