Yimmi Chará Explained

Yimmi Chará
Fullname:Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora
Birth Date:2 April 1991
Birth Place:Cali, Colombia
Height:1.68 m[1]
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Atlético Junior
Clubnumber:8
Youthclubs1:Centauros Villavicencio
Years1:2009
Clubs1:Centauros Villavicencio
Caps1:32
Goals1:4
Years2:2010–2014
Clubs2:Deportes Tolima
Caps2:150
Goals2:35
Years3:2015–2017
Clubs3:Monterrey
Caps3:61
Goals3:12
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Atlético Nacional (loan)
Caps4:26
Goals4:5
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Sinaloa (loan)
Caps5:16
Goals5:1
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Atlético Junior
Caps6:52
Goals6:18
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Atlético Mineiro
Caps7:60
Goals7:9
Years8:2020–2023
Clubs8:Portland Timbers
Caps8:116
Goals8:18
Years9:2024–
Clubs9:Atlético Junior
Caps9:12
Goals9:4
Nationalyears1:2014–
Nationalteam1:Colombia
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:01 February 2024
Ntupdate:30 January 2022

Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Junior and the Colombia national team.

Club career

On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey signed Chará from Deportes Tolima. He was the fifth Colombian in the present tournament joining his compatriots Stefan Medina, Dorlan Pabon as well as Alexander Mejía and Edwin Cardona who just joined the team.In June 2015 Chará was loaned to Atlético Nacional where they became League Champions. Atlético Nacional wanted to extend Chará's contract but on December 17, 2015, Dorados de Sinaloa agreed to signed Chará in a six-month loan deal from Monterrey.

Atlético Junior

In July 2017, Chará signed for Atlético Junior. He scored 13 goals in 28 games in his first season at Barranquilla, helping Junior win the 2017 Copa Colombia.

Atlético Mineiro

On June 12, 2018, Chará joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €5 million.[2]

Portland Timbers

On January 2, 2020, Chará joined MLS club Portland Timbers as a Designated Player.[3] It was the first time since his brother Diego left Deportes Tolima in 2011 that they had been at the same club.

International career

On October 3, 2014, Chará was called up to the Colombian senior team, for the first time, by manager José Néstor Pekerman for the team's friendlies against El Salvador and Canada. On August 31, 2017, he made his official debut with Colombia playing an away game against Venezuela. On his third match with the Colombian senior team against Paraguay, he assisted and quickly became a more important player for the Colombian senior team.

In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[4] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[5] [6]

Personal life

Chará's two brothers are also professional football players. Luis Felipe plays for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División and Diego for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tolima2010Categoría Primera A3030
20116060
201234730377
20134110814911
20143511113612
Total11928111110013130
Monterrey2014–15Liga MX11173184
2016–173436431438
Total45413731006112
Atlético Nacional (loan)2015Categoría Primera A24520265
Dorados (loan)2015–16Liga MX161161
Atlético Junior2017Categoría Primera A181120822813
2018114102216
Total291520184004919
Atlético Mineiro2018Série A221221
20191834216381469
Total40442163816810
Career total2735722104898128367

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia201420
201740
201831
201910
202140
202220
Total161

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chará goal.

Honours

Deportes Tolima

2014

Atlético Nacional

2015–II

Junior

2017

Portland Timbers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yimmi Chará . Portland Timbers . 23 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Clube Atlético Mineiro. www.atletico.com.br. June 12, 2018 .
  3. Web site: Timbers acquire midfielder Yimmi Chara as Designated Player . timbers.com. Portland Timbers. January 2, 2020. June 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists . goal.com. Goal. June 12, 2018.
  5. News: Lista de jugadores de la Selección de fútbol de Colombia para el Mundial 2018 . List of players of the Colombian football team for the 2018 World Cup . as.com . . June 4, 2018 . June 23, 2021 . es.
  6. Web site: Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad . goal.com. Goal. June 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143149/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/falcao-and-james-join-injured-duo-in-colombias-world-cup/wnbuppcvblfj1humzah4jkfbq. June 12, 2018.
  7. Web site: Yimmi Chará . 30 January 2022. National Football Teams.