Anthony Valencia

Anthony Valencia is a young Ecuadorian midfielder who joined Royal Antwerp from Independiente del Valle in 2022 and collected a Belgian league and cup double in his first season. He made his senior international debut for Ecuador in 2026.

Valencia developed through the Independiente del Valle academy before moving to Royal Antwerp in 2022. In his first full season in Belgium he was part of the Antwerp squad that won the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup in 2022–23, adding the Belgian Super Cup in 2023.

He made his Ecuador senior debut in May 2026, scoring against Saudi Arabia in a warm-up fixture ahead of the World Cup.