Born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1998, he played for Uruguay’s prestigious club Penarol in 2008 as a youth player. Valverde, who stood out from the youth team, showed outstanding skills in shooting and passing, and received attention from prestigious European soccer clubs such as Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Real Madrid.
Since 2012 he has been a member of the Uruguay U-15 national team. In 2017, he participated in the ‘2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup’ and contributed greatly to the Uruguay youth national team reaching 4th place. He joined Real Madrid in July 2018 and has been playing so far. Currently, his ransom is 100 million euros (approximately 139.9 billion won), which is tied for 6th in the world football player market value rankings.메이저사이트
Although a midfielder, Valverde, who exerts a great influence throughout the offense and defense, is famous for being good at lubricating the offense by grasping the flow of the ball and selecting the right position at the right time. Fans also praise Valverde for the appearance of ‘Gerard from Uruguay’. Gerrard was a midfielder who symbolized England in the 2000s and was famous for his ‘mid-range shot’. Since Valverde is an attacking midfielder, he seems to have been given the nickname.
Valverde, who has grown steadily, will participate as the Uruguayan national team in the ‘2021 Copa America’ in June 2021. After that, he participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup regional qualifiers held in September of the same year and made a big success, scoring goals in matches against Bolivia and Chile. In November 2022, while being selected for the national team participating in the ‘2022 FIFA World Cup’, he will participate in the World Cup in Qatar.
In the match against Korea at the World Cup in Qatar, he hit the post at the last minute and hit a total of three shots, and in defense, he made two strong tackles on Lee Kang-in. The match ended 0-0 and Valverde was named MVP. He has scored 7 goals and 2 assists in 26 matches in the Spanish Primera Liga this season.