18-year-old Juan Angulo leaves Independiente del Valle to join Sunderland
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- Independiente del Valle announced the transfer of 18-year-old striker Juan Riquelme Angulo to English club Sunderland.
- Angulo has scored six goals this season and represented Ecuador at under-15 and under-17 level, as well as receiving a call-up to the senior national team.
- Independiente del Valle leads Ecuador’s Liga Pro and has reached the quarterfinals of the Copa Ecuador and Copa Libertadores.
Independiente del Valle has announced the transfer of one of its academy prospects, 18-year-old goalscorer Juan Riquelme Angulo, to Sunderland in England.
Juan Riquelme Angulo will continue his career in English football.
The Ecuadorian club said Angulo would continue his career in English football. The striker has scored six goals this season and has been part of Ecuador’s youth teams at under-15 and under-17 level. He has also received a call-up to the senior national team.
Independiente del Valle described Angulo as one of the players it had the pleasure of watching develop at the club. It said producing players also meant understanding that they eventually had to make their own decisions and build their own paths.
Juan is one of the players we have had the joy of watching grow up in our home.
The club currently leads Ecuador’s Liga Pro with 68 points, 21 more than second-placed Aucas. It has also qualified for the quarterfinals of both the Copa Ecuador and the Copa Libertadores. Independiente del Valle wished Angulo well in his new stage and said he would always find a home at the club.
Developing players also means understanding that at some point they must make their own decisions and build their own path. We wish him the best in this new stage, with the certainty that he will always find a home at Independiente del Valle and a club willing to support him.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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