Carlos Valderrama
Be the first in the stands
ColombiaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio, also known as "El Pibe", is a Colombian former professional footballer and commentator for Fútbol de Primera. An attacking midfielder, Valderrama is considered by many to be one of the greatest South American players in history and was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
12 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1989–1998The archive holds 12 team sheets naming Carlos Valderrama in Colombia's starting line-up, from 1989-10-15 to 1998-06-26.
12 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Panama (1 goal, 1963) — Carlos Valderrama · Panama
A different player of the same name scored for Colombia (0 goals, 1996) — Edison Mafla (Carlos Valderrama HT) · Colombia
International goals in our archive
6 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1987–1997| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-16 |  Argentina | D1–1(a) | 10' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Buenos Aires |
| 1997-08-20 |  Bolivia | W3–0(h) | 30' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Barranquilla |
| 1996-07-07 |  Uruguay | W3–1(h) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Barranquilla |
| 1995-07-22 |  United States | W4–1(n) | 38' | Copa América | Maldonado |
| 1990-06-09 |  United Arab Emirates | W2–0(n) | 85' | FIFA World Cup | Bologna |
| 1987-07-01 | Bolivia | W2–0(n) | 34' | Copa América | Rosario |
Honours
4 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours4 | ||||
| Colombian Championship | ×2 | 1993, 1995 | Atletico Junior | |
| Coupe de France | ×1 | 1990 | Montpellier | |
| MLS Supporters' Shield | ×1 | 1996 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | |
| Individual honours23 | ||||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| South American Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1987, 1993 | ||
| Teams of the season · 4 | ||||
| South American Team of the Year | ×3 | 1987, 1993, 1996 | ||
| Copa América Historical Dream Team | 2011 | |||
| More honours · 17 | ||||
| MLS All-Star | ×5 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | ||
| MLS Best XI | ×3 | 1996, 1997, 2000 | ||
| Colombian Player of the Century | 1999 | |||
| Copa América MVP | 1987 | |||
| Deportista del Año | 1993 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| Golden Foot | 2013 | |||
| Major League Soccer MVP | 1996 | |||
| MLS All-Time Best XI | ||||
| MLS Assist leader | 2000 | |||
| World Soccers 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time | 1999 | |||