Mary Yalenny Valencia Riascos (born 8 February 2003) is a Colombian-born Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Santiago Morning and the Chile women's national team.
Club career
Valencia started her career with Santiago Wanderers after standing out at school level.
In December 2021, she switched to Santiago Morning for the 2022 season in the Chilean top division.
International career
Youth teams
During 2021, she was called up to training microcycles of the Chile national under-20 team despite the fact that she didn't have the Chilean nationality. Once she naturalized Chilean, she took part in the 2022 South American Under-20 Championship, scoring a goal against Peru.
Senior team
At senior level, she made his debut in a friendly against Venezuela on 26 June 2022. After, she took part in the 2022 Copa América Femenina.
Personal life
Born in Colombia, Valencia came to Chile at the age of eleven alongside her mother and made her home in Valparaíso. In March 2022, she got the Chilean nationality by residence.