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 | 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 | 47 | (2) |
| 2026 | → Olimpia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Ecuador U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ecuador | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
[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]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 December 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Nacional | 2013 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 116 | 3 | — | — | — | 116 | 3 | |||||
| FC Dallas | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| LDU Quito (loan) | 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 19 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| LDU Quito | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Toluca | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Dijon (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Atlas | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| Emelec | 2023 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Barcelona SC | 2024 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 27 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 281 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 12 | ||
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.
- ↑ Aníbal Chalá at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Aníbal Chalá at Soccerway
- FC Dallas profile
- Documentary
Categories:
- 1996 births
- People from Mira Canton
- Sportspeople from Carchi Province
- Living people
- 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Ecuador men's under-20 international footballers
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- C.D. El Nacional footballers
- FC Dallas players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Toluca FC players
- Dijon FCO players
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Liga MX players
- Ligue 1 players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- 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
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay