| Ely Esterilla | |
| Fullname: | Ely Jair Esterilla Castro |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | 9 de Octubre |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rocafuerte |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Santos Laguna |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Rocafuerte |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014– |
| Clubs2: | Barcelona SC |
| Caps2: | 210 |
| Goals2: | 34 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → CD Cuenca (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Olmedo |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 28 November 2018 |
Ely Jair Esterilla Castro (born 6 February 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 9 de Octubre.
Born in Guayaquil, Esterilla joined Rocafuerte's youth setup in 2005.[1] He made his first team debut in the 2010 campaign, in Serie B.
On 3 June 2012, Esterilla moved abroad and joined Liga MX side Santos Laguna, being assigned to the under-20 squad.[2] He never appeared with the main squad during his spell, but won the 2013 Clausura tournament with the under-20s.[3]
On 19 December 2013, Esterilla returned to his home country and joined Barcelona on a four-year contract.[4] He made his professional debut the following 29 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for Federico Laurito in a 1–0 Serie A home win against Manta.
Esterilla scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2014, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home defeat of Independiente del Valle. On 27 March 2016, he scored a brace in a 5–0 home routing of L.D.U. Quito.
Esterilla represented Ecuador at under-20 level, playing in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. On 2 October 2015, he was called up by the full side for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela,[5] but withdrew due to injury three days later.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rocafuerte | 2010[7] | Serie B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 20145 | Serie A | 37 | 6 | — | 3[8] | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | 31 | 7 | — | 5[9] | 2 | — | 36 | 9 | |||||
| 2016 | 38 | 11 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 11 | |||||
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | 34 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||||
| Subtotal | 167 | 29 | — | 20 | 2 | — | 73 | 8 | |||||
| Career total | 186 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 33 | |||