2012 (Junior): Started nine games in his first season as a Wildcat on the backline... appeared in 17 of the team’s 20 matches in 2012... helped lead a defense in allowing only 32 goals (1.57 goals against average) on the year... appeared in the team’s CACC Semifinal match against Post on November 2.
At Dakota County Technical College: Played center back for two seasons at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemont, Minn. – appeared in 21 games as a freshman, scoring one goal and adding two assists
High School: Four year letterwinner at St. Theresa Catholic High School as center back – help lead team to a 34-14-4 overall record including a season’s best 10-2-1 as a senior – team finished runner-up in the 2008 YRAA Tournament and third overall at the OFFSA – help lead team to YRAA Championship match, finishing second, in 2007 – named a team captain as a junior and senior
Personal: Michael Andrea Valenti – son of Joseph and Gina Valenti – has an older brother, Paul, and a younger brother, Joseph – sports management major at Wilmington University with aspirations of becoming a physical education teacher – from Richmond Hill, Ontario – would eliminate carding from the sport if he could – looked up to his brother as a teammate