Máximo Banguera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Banguera and the second or maternal family name is Valdivieso.
Máximo Banguera
Banguera with Barcelona in 2014
Personal information
Full name Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso
Date of birth (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Naranja Mekánica
Youth career
2003–2004 ESPOLI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 ESPOLI 118 (0)
2009–2019 Barcelona 403 (4)
2020 El Nacional 0 (0)
2020–2023 Delfín 35 (0)
2021 → Guayaquil City (loan) 18 (0)
2023- Naranja Mekánica 0 (0)
International career‡
2008–2019 Ecuador 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019

Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born 16 December 1985) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Naranja Mekánica.

Club career

Banguera attracted attention early in his career while playing for ESPOLI in the Ecuadorian Serie B.[1] He then played with Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona from 2009 to 2019,[2] making over 400 appearances and winning league titles in 2012 and 2016.[3]

Banguera signed with El Nacional ahead of the 2020 season after 10 years with Barcelona.[3] However, he failed to make an appearance for the club and served as a backup to Johan Padilla.[4][5] Banguera joined Delfín in September of that year.[4]

In September 2022, Banguera was given a three-game suspension for a physical altercation with Mushuc Runa player Franklin Carabalí.[6][7]

International career

Bannguera won a gold medal with Ecuador at the 2007 Pan American Games.[1]

Banguera was called up to play against Mexico in November 2008. He played all of the ninety minutes and performed well.

After Marcelo Elizaga's retirement following the 2011 Copa America, Banguera was consolidated as the first choice Goalkeeper for Ecuador. Due to injuries, he was only able to start a few games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Eventually losing his starting spot to Velez Sarfield's Alexander Domínguez.

Due to his declining performances even before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was eventually replaced by Ecuadorian-naturalized Goalkeepers, Librado Azcona and Esteban Dreer. Subsequently, Banguera was left out of the 2015 Copa America squad.

Honors

Club

Barcelona

Personal life

Banguera is the uncle of AFC Bournemouth youth players Malcom and Michael Dacosta.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Guerrero Vinueza, Santiago (5 November 2014). "Máximo Banguera pasó de ser un arquero serio a uno ridículo". Bendito Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Máximo Banguera reclama ocho letras vencidas a Barcelona SC". El Universo (in Spanish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Máximo Banguera: "ya le di mi palabra a El Nacional"". Primicias (in Spanish). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "El guardameta Máximo Banguera se fue de El Nacional y jugará en el Delfín de Manta". Bendito Fútbol (in Spanish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Máximo Banguera deja El Nacional y es nuevo refuerzo de Delfín". Prmicias (in Spanish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Así fue la pelea entre Máximo Banguera y Franklin Carabalí en el Jocay". El Comercio (in Spanish). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Máximo Banguera no podrá jugar las próximas tres fechas". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Malcom Dacosta Gonzalez". AFC Bournemouth.
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