Ely Esterilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esterilla and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Ely Esterilla
Personal information
Full name Ely Jair Esterilla Castro
Date of birth (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 9 de Octubre
Youth career
2005–2011 Rocafuerte
2012–2013 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Rocafuerte 1 (1)
2014– Barcelona SC 210 (34)
2020 → CD Cuenca (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Olmedo 0 (0)
International career
2013 Ecuador U-20 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.

Club career

Rocafuerte

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.

Santos Laguna

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]

Barcelona SC

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.

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2019[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rocafuerte 2010[8] Serie B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2011[8] 10 0 — — — 10 0
2012[8] 8 2 — — — 8 2
Subtotal 19 2 — — — 19 2
Barcelona 20145 Serie A 37 6 — 3[a] 0 — 40 6
2015 31 7 — 5[b] 2 — 36 9
2016 38 11 — 2[a] 0 — 40 11
2017 27 1 — 8[b] 0 — 35 1
2018 34 4 — 2[a] 0 — 36 4
Subtotal 167 29 — 20 2 — 73 8
Career total 186 31 0 0 20 2 0 0 206 33
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ^ "Ely Jair Esterilla Castro" (in Spanish). El Universo. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Le siguen apostando al fútbol ecuatoriano" [They keep betting on the Ecuadorian football] (in Spanish). Futbolecuador.com. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ "FRACASÓ en Santos; ahora brilla en Ecuador y pelea la LIBERTADORES" [FAILED at Santos; now shines in Ecuador and fights for the LIBERTADORES] (in Spanish). Multimedios Radio. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ely Esterilla y Christian Suárez jugarán en Barcelona" [Ely Esterilla and Christian Suárez will play at Barcelona] (in Spanish). El Universo. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Jorge Guagua y Ely Esterilla son llamados a la Selección de Ecuador" [Jorge Guagua and Ely Esterilla are called up to Ecuador national team] (in Spanish). El Universo. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Ely Esterilla se une a las baja de Ecuador por lesión" [Ely Esterilla joins the sidelined of Ecuador due to injury] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ Ely Esterilla at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Esterilla Castro Ely Jair" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2019.