PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• First MLS game - at New England Revolution, 6/8/2024
• First MLS start – at FC Cincinnati, 2/22/2025
• First MLS assist – vs. Nashville SC, 3/1/2025
2025: MLS: Played and started in three matches...logging 205 minutes played...tallied one assist...recorded first career MLS assist on March 1 against Nashville SC.
2024 (New York Red Bulls II): MLS: Made one appearance...logged one minute played...made his first career MLS appearance on June 8 against the New England Revolution. MLS NEXT Pro: Started 20 matches this season… recorded three assists.
2023 (New York Red Bulls II): MLS NEXT Pro: Started 15 of 17 matches…tallied one assist... earned first career MLS NEXT Pro assist in a 5-0 win over Columbus Crew 2 on August 13… made MLS NEXT Pro debut on March 26 in a 1-1 draw against Columbus Crew 2.
2022 (C.D. Plaza Amador): Made eight appearances, starting two of eight matches. USL Championship: Made three appearances...logged 235 minutes played...tallied one assist.
YOUTH INTERNATIONAL / ACADEMY EXPERIENCE
Valencia most recently featured for Panama's U-23 friendly against Mexico on September 6, 2024, and September 9, 2024. The defender previously appeared for Panama's U-20’s during 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made four appearances.
Valencia made his Panamanian National Team debut on June 11, 2022 in a friendly against Uruguay. Valencia was also featured in Panama’s 2024 Copa America team appearing as a sub in Panama’s match against Colombia. He became the first active MLS NEXT Pro player to appear in a Copa America.
ACQUIRED
The New York Red Bulls signed Omar Valencia to a three-year MLS contract through 2027 with an option for 2028 on December 9, 2024.
