Minho Province
After being told that he was not in the manager's plans, Valente was loaned again to Vizela in 2011. He subsequently represented Braga's reserves in the second tier, making just one first-team appearance in the Primeira Liga on 5 April 2014, the final 18 minutes of a 2–0 away victory over S.C. Olhanense in place of Rodrigo Battaglia. In his final season in the Minho Province he scored a career-best ten goals for the B team, starting with two in a 4–2 home defeat of Atlético Clube de Portugal on 21 September 2014.