Gustavo Vallecilla

Exon Gustavo Vallecilla Godoy (born 28 May 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati, on loan from Ecuadorian Serie A side Aucas.

Gustavo Vallecilla
Personal information
Full name Exon Gustavo Vallecilla Godoy
Date of birth (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
(on loan from Aucas)
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2017 Deportivo Cuenca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Deportivo Cuenca 17 (0)
2019– Aucas 8 (0)
2020 → Barcelona SC (loan) 15 (0)
2021– → FC Cincinnati (loan) 25 (2)
National team
2018–2019 Ecuador U20 16 (0)
2020 Ecuador U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2021

Career

Club career

Vallecilla left his home in Esmeraldas, Ecuador at the age of 15 to join Deportivo Cuenca.[2] On 27 November 2016, he made his professional debut for Cuenca against Mushuc Runa S.C. in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[3] In the following season, Vallecilla made one league appearance, while he in the 2018 season made 15.

In August 2018 it was reported, that S.D. Aucas had bought 50% of Vallecilla's pass for $80.000, and that he would join the club permanently from the 2019 season, with Cuenca still having a percentage of his pass.[4] Joining Aucas for the 2019 season, Vallecilla only played 167 minutes in the whole season.

To get some more games, he was loaned out to Barcelona SC for the 2020 season with an option to buy.[5] He made 15 league appearances for Barcelona, but however, the club decided not to trigger the option to make his stay permanent. Vallecilla then returned to Aucas for the 2021 season.[6]

FC Cincinnati (loan)

On 5 April 2021, Vallecilla joined Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati on loan for the 2021 season.[7] He made his debut for the side on 16 May 2021 in their 3–2 home defeat against Inter Miami.[8] The next match, on 22 May, Vallecilla scored his first goal for Cincinnati in their 2–1 victory over CF Montréal, scoring the equalizer in the 86nd minute.[9] His second goal for Cincinnati came against the same opposition on 17 July in their 5–4 defeat at Saputo Stadium.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 August 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cuenca 2016 Ecuadorian Serie A1000—00
2017 Ecuadorian Serie A10000010
2018 Ecuadorian Serie A1500010160
Total 1700010180
Aucas 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A5000—50
2021 Ecuadorian Serie A30001030
Total 80001090
Barcelona SC (loan) 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A1500030150
FC Cincinnati (loan) 2021 Major League Soccer172——172
Career total 5720050622

Honours

Barcelona SC

References
  1. Gustavo Vallecilla at WorldFootball.net
  2. Gustavo Vallecilla le cumplió el sueño a su padre gracias a la Tricolor, ultimasnoticias.ec, 1 March 2019
  3. DEPORTIVO CUENCA VS. MUSHUC RUNA 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 27 November 2016
  4. El Cuenca vendió el 50% del pase de Gustavo Vallecilla al Aucas en $80.000, expresoaustral.com, 22 August 2018
  5. Barcelona SC presentó oficialmente a Gustavo Vallecilla como refuerzo para la tempora 2020, san-andres.co, 27 December 2019
  6. Terminó su ciclo con el Ídolo y vuelve a la Capital, futbolecuador.com, 4 January 2021
  7. Brennan, Pat (5 April 2021). "FC Cincinnati confirms center back acquisition, end of Kyle Scott's trial". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. "FC Cincinnati 2–3 Inter Miami". Soccerway.
  9. "CF Montréal 1–2 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
  10. "CF Montréal 5–4 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
  11. Gustavo Vallecilla at Soccerway
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