| Michael Carcelén | |
| Fullname: | Michael Alexander Carcelén Carabalí |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Ibarra, Ecuador |
| Currentclub: | Aucas |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Cuniburo |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Chivos |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Cumbayá |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | El Nacional |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Barcelona SC (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Barcelona SC |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023- |
| Clubs7: | Aucas |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Emelec (loan) |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 04:26, 1 April 2022 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 04:26, 1 April 2022 (UTC) |
Michael Alexander Carcelén Carabalí (born 13 April 1997) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aucas and the Ecuador national team.
Born in Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Carcelén began his career with Cuniburo FC in the Segunda Categoría de Pichincha in 2015, as a forward.[1] In 2017, he played for Chivos FC also in the regional leagues, and also had a trial with Argentine side Rosario Central in July of that year.[2]
Ahead of the 2018 season, Carcelén moved to Cumbayá, where he managed to featured in two Segunda Categoría editions, as a starter.[3]
In 2020, Carcelén moved straight to Serie A after signing for El Nacional.[4] He made his professional debut on 9 March, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Cuenca.
Carcelén scored his first professional goal on 9 December 2020, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against Aucas.[5]
On 13 January 2021, Carcelén joined fellow top tier side Barcelona SC in a one-year loan deal.[6] In December, despite not being a regular starter, he signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[7] [8]
On 23 October 2021, Carcelén was called up to the Ecuador national team by manager Gustavo Alfaro for a friendly against Mexico.[9] [10] He made his full international debut four days later, starting in the 3–2 win at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.[11]
Carcelén scored his first international goal on 4 December 2021, netting the opener in a 1–1 friendly draw against El Salvador.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cuniburo | 2015 | Segunda Categoría de Pichincha | — | — | — | 15[13] | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Chivos | 2017 | Segunda Categoría de Pichincha | — | — | — | 3[14] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Cumbayá | 2018 | Segunda Categoría | 9 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 36 | 8 | |||||
| El Nacional | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 20 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Barcelona SC | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 16 | 1 | — | 9[15] | 0 | 2[16] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 108 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.