Carlos Ayala (footballer)

Carlos Ayala
Personal information
Full name Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya
Date of birth (1982-12-23) December 23, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Soyapango, El Salvador
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Coca Cola
2005–2006 Independiente Nacional 1906
2007–2009 Chalatenango
2007–2008 → Platense (loan)
2009–2011 Alianza
2012–2013 Luis Ángel Firpo[1]
2013–2014 UES[2][3]
2015 Atlético Marte
2015–2016 Chalatenango[4][5] 22[6] (1)
2016–2017 Topiltzín[7]
International career
2009 El Salvador 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayala and the second or maternal family name is Amaya.

Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya (born December 23, 1982) is a Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career

Ayala started his career at Second Division side Coca-Cola, later renamed as Independiente Nacional 1906. He made his debut in the Premier Division with Chalatenango and joined Alianza in 2009.

International career

Ayala received his first call up to the El Salvador national football team in December 2008, after impressing head coach Carlos de los Cobos during the Apertura 2008 season where he finished as the league's leading scorer.

He officially received his first cap on January 22, 2009 in a UNCAF Nations Cup game against Nicaragua.[8] He scored his first goal on January 24, 2009 in a UNCAF Nations Cup game against Belize.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 January 2009 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Belize 4–1 4–1 UNCAF Nations Cup

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Ayala: Era muy difícil aspirar a la clasificación - Culebrita Macheteada - Futbol El Salvador - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ "Carlos Ayala: "Si el dinero no es la felicidad, da tranquilidad"". 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ "La UES acaba con el sueño mitológico". 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Carlos Ayala regresa al Chalate". September 2015.
  5. ^ "Carlos Ayala, baja en Chalatenango".
  6. ^ "Carlos Ayala :: Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya ::".
  7. ^ "Tres equipos perderían puntos en Copa El Salvador".
  8. ^ "El Salvador and Nicaragua draw 1-1 in the UNCAF nations cup". UNCAF. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.[permanent dead link‍]