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#1 Antonio Valencia joins Ecuadorian side LDU Quito

Antonio Valencia has joined Ecuadorian Serie A side

The BBC reports that former Manchester United skipper Antonio Valencia has joined Ecuadorian side LDU Quito on a free transfer. The club had this to say in their official statement -

One of the most outstanding players in the history of Ecuadorian football, Antonio Valencia, has joined the Whites.

The Ecuadorian footballer had left Manchester United this summer after spending 10 years with the club, since joining them from Wigan in 2009. Valencia had initially played as a right winger, before successfully transforming into a right back. He was so good at his new role that he was considered one of the best right backs in the world at one point of time. However, his form had degraded of late and last season, Valencia had hardly featured under both Solskjaer and Mourinho.

Valencia was a part of the Ecuador side who bowed out of the 2019 Copa America in the group stages. His new club, LDU Quito, are the reigning Ecuadorian Serie A Champions but are currently 7th in the midway point this season.

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