Enner Valencia culminates a spectacular season, in which he scored 33 goals in all competitions and finished as the top scorer in the Turkish league. ‘Supermán’ is the third Ecuadorian in history with the most goals in Europe.
End of Valencia he established himself as the great figure of Fenerbahce. The striker was key for his team to place second in the Turkish league and this Sunday, June 11, they will play the final of the Turkish Cup.
In the absence of this game, Valencia ends the season with 33 goals and reaches the 72 so many during his career in European teams (the tricolor also played for English clubs West Ham and Everton).
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This mark places him as the third Ecuadorian in history with the most goals in Europe (counting national and international competitions), only behind Philip Caicedo y Christian Noboa.
‘Felipe’ leads the list. The gunner, who migrated to the Old Continent at just 16 years old, played for clubs in Switzerland, England, Portugal, Spain and Italy and scored 114 goals in 472 matches. It is currently located in the Abha of Saudi Arabia.
In second position is Noboa. The ‘Tsar’ has played most of his career in Russian clubs, but he also spent a season with PAOK in Greece. In 456 matches, the midfielder scored 63 goals.
Perhaps the most surprising name in the Top 10 is that of Augusto Batioja, who is located in the fourth position. The man from Guayaquil began his European stage in the second division of Serbia and then he was in Montenegro, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Since then he has scored 45 goals.
Jordy Caicedo, in fifth position, is the player with the best average goals per game, with 0.43. During his time in Hungary, and currently in Türkiye, he has scored 35 as many in 82 games.
On the other hand, the Ecuadorian player with the most assists in Europe is Antonio valencia. The ‘Toño’, who became captain of Manchester United, assisted 73 times and also scored 31 goals.
The Top 10 of the tricolor scorers are completed by: Félix Borja (29 goals), Jefferson Montero (16), José Francisco Cevallos Jr. (13) and Renato Ibarra (12).
From this list, Noboa, Valencia, Batioja and Caicedo continue to play in Europe, although Enner’s future is uncertain. His contract with Fenerbahce ends at the end of June and he would be analyzing a proposal from Inter from Porto Alegre.
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2023-06-11 10:30:30
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