| Andrés Ayala | |
| Fullname: | Andrés Óscar Ayala |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Berazategui, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.69 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Ferro Carril Oeste (on loan from Estudiantes) |
| Youthclubs1: | Estudiantes |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Estudiantes |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Agropecuario (loan) |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Argentina U20 |
| Club-Update: | 18:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC) |
Andrés Óscar Ayala (born 13 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ferro Carril Oeste, on loan from Estudiantes.[2]
Ayala started his career with Estudiantes, having joined their academy at a young age.[3] He was first promoted into the club's first-team squad in February 2019, with the defensive midfielder appearing on the substitute's bench for a Primera División match with Argentinos Juniors on 18 February; though manager Leandro Benítez didn't select him to come on in the 2–1 defeat.[2] [4] He went unused on the bench four further times up until December 2020.[2] Ayala's senior debut eventually arrived on 23 December 2020, as he replaced brother David for the final thirteen minutes of a Copa de la Superliga play-off loss to Defensa y Justicia.[2]
In January 2017, Ayala received a call-up from the Argentina U17s.[5] Across the next eighteen months, Ayala was selected to train against the senior squad; including at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6] [7] [8] Also in 2018, Ayala appeared at the COTIF Tournament with the U20s; a competition they won.[9]
On 17 February 2021, Ayala was loaned out to Primera Nacional club Agropecuario until the end of the year.[10] In January 2022, Ayala was loaned out once again, this time to Ferro Carril Oeste until the end of 2022.[11]
Ayala's brother, David, is also a professional footballer; they both started their careers with Estudiantes.[3] [12] [13] They have three other brothers, who also play football, and four sisters.[3] [14]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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