Aníbal Chalá
_39.jpg) 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 | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Ecuador U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ecuador | 3 | (0) |
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*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 | |||
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.
Club career
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
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
International
- As of match played 21 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
LDU Quito
Atlas
References
- ^ "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
- Aníbal Chalá at Soccerway
- FC Dallas profile
- Documentary
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- People from Mira Canton
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Liga MX players
- Ligue 1 players
- C.D. El Nacional footballers
- FC Dallas players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Dijon FCO players
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in France