Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví (born 9 May 1996) is íbalChaláan Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ecuadorian Serie A club Emelec 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. He was then loaned out to L.D.U. Quito until 31 December 2017.
On 6 June 2019, Deportivo Toluca announced that they had signed Chalá. He was loaned to French club Dijon for the 2020–21 season.
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.
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.
Honours
LDU Quito
Ecuadorian Serie A: 2018
Atlas
Liga MX: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
Campeón de Campeones: 2022
References
External links
FC Dallas profile
Documentary
1996 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Ecuadorian men's footballers
Ecuador men's international footballers
People from Mira Canton
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Liga MX players
Ligue 1 players
C.D. El Nacional footballers
FC Dallas players
L.D.U. Quito footballers
Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
Dijon FCO players
Atlas F.C. footballers
Designated Players (MLS) 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