| Aníbal Chalá | |
| Fullname: | Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Mira, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Currentclub: | Barcelona SC |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | El Nacional |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | El Nacional |
| Caps1: | 119 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | FC Dallas |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → LDU Quito (loan) |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | LDU Quito |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Toluca |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Dijon (loan) |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Atlas |
| Caps7: | 47 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Emelec |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Barcelona SC |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 March 2024 |
Aníbal Hernán Chalá Ayoví (born 9 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ecuadorian Serie A club Barcelona SC and the Ecuador national team.
Chalá began his career with El Nacional in 2013, before joining Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on 14 December 2016.[1] He was then loaned out to L.D.U. Quito until 31 December 2017.[2]
On 6 June 2019, Deportivo Toluca announced that they had signed Chalá.[3] He was loaned to French club Dijon for the 2020–21 season.[4]
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.[5]
Chalá made his international debut for the Ecuador national football team in a 4–3 defeat against Qatar on 12 October 2018 in Doha.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
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