Aníbal Chalá

Aníbal Chalá
	Chalá with Dijon in February 2021
Personal information
Full name	Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví
Date of birth	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
2013–2016	El Nacional
2017–2018	FC Dallas
2017–2018	→ LDU Quito (loan)
2019	LDU Quito
2019–2021	Toluca
2020–2021	→ Dijon (loan)
2021–2023	Atlas
2023	Emelec
2024–	Barcelona SC
International career‡
2014–2015	Ecuador U20
2018–	Ecuador
	*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

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]

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]

As of match played 21 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Ecuador	2018	2
Ecuador	2024	1
Total		3

LDU Quito

Atlas