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Aníbal Chalá

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Aníbal Chalá
Chalá with Dijon in February 2021
Personal information
Full name Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví
Date of birth (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28)
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)
2017–2018LDU Quito (loan) 32 (0)
2019 LDU Quito 6 (0)
2019–2021 Toluca 28 (0)
2020–2021Dijon (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)
*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

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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

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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

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International

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As of match played 21 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2018 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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LDU Quito

Atlas

References

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  1. ^ "WATCH: FC Dallas Signs Defender Anibal Chalá | FC Dallas".
  2. ^ "FC Dallas loans out Anibal Chala". Dallas News. 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ Toluca hace oficial la llegada del ecuatoriano Aníbal Chalá, futbol.radioformula.com.mx, 6 June 2019
  4. ^ "Transferts : Anibal Chala officiellement prêté à Dijon". lequipe.fr (in French). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Aníbal Chalá ya entrena con Emelec". eluniverso.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Qatar vs. Ecuador - 12 octubre 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
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