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) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Coca Cola | ||
| 2005–2006 | Independiente Nacional 1906 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chalatenango | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Platense (loan) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Alianza | ||
| 2012–2013 | Luis Ángel Firpo[1] | ||
| 2013–2014 | UES[2][3] | ||
| 2015 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 2015–2016 | Chalatenango[4][5] | 22[6] | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Topiltzín[7] | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009 | El Salvador | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya (born December 23, 1982) is a Salvadoran professional footballer.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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.[8] He scored his first goal on January 24, 2009 in a UNCAF Nations Cup game against Belize.
International goals
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Carlos Ayala: Era muy difícil aspirar a la clasificación - Culebrita Macheteada - Futbol El Salvador - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Carlos Ayala: "Si el dinero no es la felicidad, da tranquilidad"". 3 October 2014.
- ^ "La UES acaba con el sueño mitológico". 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Carlos Ayala regresa al Chalate". September 2015.
- ^ "Carlos Ayala, baja en Chalatenango".
- ^ "Carlos Ayala :: Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya ::".
- ^ "Tres equipos perderían puntos en Copa El Salvador".
- ^ "El Salvador and Nicaragua draw 1-1 in the UNCAF nations cup". UNCAF. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Carlos Ayala – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carlos Ayala at National-Football-Teams.com
- El Grafico Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived July 10, 2011) (in Spanish)
- Interview to Ayala at the Wayback Machine (archived July 13, 2011) (in Spanish)
- "Carlos Ayala". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). 28 October 2016.