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Aníbal Chalá

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 26 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Ecuador U20 6 (0)
2018– Ecuador 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:14, 27 November 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2018 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

LDU Quito

Atlas

References

  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.