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 | |||
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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
editChalá 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
editChalá 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
editInternational
edit- As of match played 21 March 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ecuador | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
editLDU 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