Melvin Valladares

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.

Melvin Valladares
Personal information
Full name Melvin Yovany Valladares Castillo
Date of birth (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing 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– Motagua 45 (7)
National team‡
2007– Honduras 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2009
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valladares and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

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 2009Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States Grenada3–04–02009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
212 August 2009Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Costa Rica3–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-07-02 at Archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Skysports.com – Striker waits on Spurs – 24 November 2009
  3. Melvin Valladares ya está en México - Diez (in Spanish)
  4. Melvin Valladares primera contratación de Dorados de Sinola - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
  5. ElHeraldo.hn – Melvin Valladares, la nueva contratación de Motagua – 5 December 2011
  6. Melvin Valladares – FIFA competition record
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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