Aníbal Chalá
Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví (born 9 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ecuadorian Serie A club Barcelona SC and the Ecuador national team.
| Chalá with Dijon in February 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mira, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona SC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | El Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | El Nacional | 119 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → LDU Quito (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2019 | LDU Quito | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Toluca | 28 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dijon (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Atlas | 47 | (1) |
| 2023 | Emelec | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | Barcelona SC | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Ecuador U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ecuador | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Chalá began his career with El Nacional in 2013, before joining Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on 14 December 2016.[1] He was then loaned out to L.D.U. Quito until 31 December 2017.[2]
On 6 June 2019, Deportivo Toluca announced that they had signed Chalá.[3] He was loaned to French club Dijon for the 2020–21 season.[4]
Chala played in Liga MX for Atlas FC from 2021 to 2023. In August 2023, Chala joined C.S. Emelec in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[5]
International career edit
Chalá made his international debut for the Ecuador national football team in a 4–3 defeat against Qatar on 12 October 2018 in Doha.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 21 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours edit
LDU Quito
Atlas
References edit
- ^ "WATCH: FC Dallas Signs Defender Anibal Chalá | FC Dallas".
- ^ "FC Dallas loans out Anibal Chala". Dallas News. 12 May 2017.
- ^ Toluca hace oficial la llegada del ecuatoriano Aníbal Chalá, futbol.radioformula.com.mx, 6 June 2019
- ^ "Transferts : Anibal Chala officiellement prêté à Dijon". lequipe.fr (in French). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Aníbal Chalá ya entrena con Emelec". eluniverso.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Qatar vs. Ecuador - 12 octubre 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
External links edit
- Aníbal Chalá at Soccerway
- FC Dallas profile
- Documentary