Carlos Ayala (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya | ||
| Date of birth | December 23, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Soyapango, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Coca Cola | ||
| 2005–2006 | Independiente Nacional 1906 | (28) | |
| 2007–2009 | Chalatenango | 23 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | → Platense (loan) | (18) | |
| 2009–2011 | Alianza | 11 | (7) |
| 2012 | Firpo | 39 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | UES | 37 | (7) |
| 2015 | Atlético Marte | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Chalatenango | 22[1] | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | El Salvador | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2016. | |||
Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya (born December 23, 1982 in Soyapango, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer.
Club career
Ayala started his career at Second Division side Coca Cola, later renamed as Independiente Nacional 1906. He made his debut in the Premier Division with Chalatenango and joined Alianza in 2009.
International career
Ayala received his first call up to the El Salvador national football team in December 2008, after impressing head coach Carlos de los Cobos during the Apertura 2008 season where he finished as the league's leading scorer.
He officially received his first cap on January 22, 2009 in a UNCAF Nations Cup game against Nicaragua.[2] He scored his first goal on January 24, 2009 in a UNCAF Nations Cup game against Belize.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 January 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Belize | 4-1 | 4-1 | UNCAF Nations Cup |
References
- ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=110710
- ↑ "El Salvador and Nicaragua draw 1-1 in the UNCAF nations cup.". UNCAF. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
External links
- Carlos Ayala – FIFA competition record
- Carlos Ayala at National-Football-Teams.com
- El Grafico Profile (Spanish)
- Interview to Ayala (Spanish)
- "Carlos Ayala". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). 28 October 2016.