| Omar Carabalí | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Omar Carabalí Quiñonez |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Audax Italiano (on loan from Colo-Colo) |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Independiente José Terán[1] |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Colo-Colo |
| Years1: | 2015– |
| Clubs1: | Colo-Colo |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → San Luis (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Unión La Calera (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Audax Italiano (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 6 October 2023 |
Gabriel Omar Carabalí Quiñonez (born June 12, 1997), known as Omar Carabalí, is a footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Audax Italiano on loan from Colo-Colo. Born in Ecuador, Carabalí represents Chile internationally.[2]
On 2013, he arrived to Colo-Colo from Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle.[3] He signed his first contract as professional player on 2015 at the age of 18 years being only considered as a substitute on some matches.[4]
He was loaned to San Luis de Quillota for all 2020 season.[5]
For the 2023 season, Carabalí was loaned to Unión La Calera.[6]
In the second half of 2024, Carabalí was loaned out to Audax Italiano until the end of the season.[7]
He was called up for Ecuador U20 to play at the 2017 South American U20 Championship and 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, but he didn't play any match. So, after his nationalization by permanent residency according to Chilean law, he decided to play for Chile national team.[8]
He played four matches for Chile U23 at the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament, but Chile didn't advance to the second stage. He was later called up for a training microcycle by Chile national team's coach, Reinaldo Rueda.[9]
He received his first call up to the Chile senior team to play the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Colombia on 8 and 13 October 2020 respectively,[10] but he didn't make his international debut at senior level.
He is the son of Wilson Carabalí, a former Ecuadorian international footballer,[11] and brother of Wilson Carabalí Jr., who came to Chile along with him looking for an opportunity in Chilean football too. Also, his father is the cousin of the former Ecuadorian international footballer Héctor Carabalí.[12]