Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví (born 9 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Atlas and the Ecuador national team.

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 26)
Place of birth	Mira, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Atlas
Number	21
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–	Atlas	39	(1)
National team‡
2014–2015	Ecuador U20	6	(0)
2018–	Ecuador	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:27, 19 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

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]

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.[5]

Honours

LDU Quito

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 2018

Atlas

• Liga MX: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
• Campeón de Campeones: 2022

References

External links

• Aníbal Chalá at Soccerway
• FC Dallas profile
• Documentary

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