In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Mirón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentín Gómez Mirón | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Parrillas, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Almería B | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | |||
| Talavera | |||
| 2020–2023 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Almería B | 27 | (6) |
| 2024– | Almería | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 | |||
Valentín Gómez Mirón (born 15 January 2004), commonly known as Valen, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for UD Almería B.
Career
Born in Parrillas, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Valen represented Rayo Vallecano and CF Talavera de la Reina as a youth before signing for UD Almería in January 2020. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 26 March 2023, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Marko Milovanović in a 3–0 Tercera Federación home loss to Marbella FC.
Definitely promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2023–24 season, Valen scored his first senior goal on 29 October 2023, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over Arenas CD. He scored a further eight times for the side in 32 appearances, as they achieved promotion to Segunda Federación in the play-offs.
Valen made his first team debut on 24 August 2024, replacing Sergio Arribas late into a 1–0 Segunda División away win over CD Tenerife.
References
- "Valen: 'Here everyone has a fancy footwork. This season we'll see good football'". UD Almería. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "Valen firma por el UD Almería" [Valen signs for UD Almería] (in Spanish). La Voz del Tajo. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "0–3: Marbella FC push UD Almería 'B' out of promotion play-offs". UD Almería. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "2–0: UD Almería B become stronger at home after beating Arenas de Armilla CyD". UD Almería. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "Melamed exprime la fatalidad del Tenerife para dar el primer triunfo al Almería" [Melamed takes advantage of Tenerife's fate to give Almería their first win] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "Valen y una generación dorada que pide paso en el Almería" [Valen and a golden generation who emerge at Almería] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
| UD Almería B – current squad | |
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