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 Colorado Rapids.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Exon Gustavo Vallecilla Godoy | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Deportivo Cuenca | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Aucas | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2022 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Colorado Rapids | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Ecuador U20 | 16 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ecuador U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:36, 1 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2022 | |||
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
On 5 April 2021, Vallecilla joined Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati on loan for the 2021 season with an option to buy.[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]
On 1 December 2021 Cincinnati confirmed, that they had triggered the buying option in Vallecilla’s contract, adding him to the squad for the 2022 season.[11]
Colorado Rapids
On 28 March 2022, Colorado Rapids announced that they acquired Vallecilla for $800,000 with extra performance-based fees.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 August 2021[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cuenca | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Aucas | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona SC (loan) | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
References
- Gustavo Vallecilla at WorldFootball.net
- Gustavo Vallecilla le cumplió el sueño a su padre gracias a la Tricolor, ultimasnoticias.ec, 1 March 2019
- DEPORTIVO CUENCA VS. MUSHUC RUNA 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 27 November 2016
- El Cuenca vendió el 50% del pase de Gustavo Vallecilla al Aucas en $80.000, expresoaustral.com, 22 August 2018
- Barcelona SC presentó oficialmente a Gustavo Vallecilla como refuerzo para la tempora 2020, san-andres.co, 27 December 2019
- Terminó su ciclo con el Ídolo y vuelve a la Capital, futbolecuador.com, 4 January 2021
- Brennan, Pat (5 April 2021). "FC Cincinnati confirms center back acquisition, end of Kyle Scott's trial". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "FC Cincinnati 2–3 Inter Miami". Soccerway.
- "CF Montréal 1–2 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
- "CF Montréal 5–4 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
- FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of 2022 season, fccincinnati.com, 1 December 2021
- "Colorado Rapids Acquire Ecuadorian International Defender Gustavo Vallecilla from FC Cincinnati" (Press release). Colorado Rapids. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Gustavo Vallecilla at Soccerway