Andrés Ayala (footballer, born 2000)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrés Óscar Ayala | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Berazategui, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Estudiantes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Estudiantes | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
Argentina U17 | |||
Argentina U20 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 1 January 2021 (UTC) |
Andrés Óscar Ayala (born 13 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Estudiantes.[2]
Club career[]
Ayala started his career with Estudiantes, having joined their academy at a young age.[3] He was first promoted into the club's first-team squad in February 2019, with the defensive midfielder appearing on the substitute's bench for a Primera División match with Argentinos Juniors on 18 February; though manager Leandro Benítez didn't select him to come on in the 2–1 defeat.[2][4] He went unused on the bench four further times up until December 2020.[2] Ayala's senior debut eventually arrived on 23 December 2020, as he replaced brother David for the final thirteen minutes of a Copa de la Superliga play-off loss to Defensa y Justicia.[2]
International career[]
In January 2017, Ayala received a call-up from the Argentina U17s.[5] Across the next eighteen months, Ayala was selected to train against the senior squad; including at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6][7][8] Also in 2018, Ayala appeared at the COTIF Tournament with the U20s; a competition they won.[9]
Personal life[]
Ayala's brother, David, is also a professional footballer; they both started their careers with Estudiantes.[3][10][11] They have three other brothers, who also play football, and four sisters.[3][12]
Career statistics[]
- As of 1 January 2021.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21[nb 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Honours[]
- Argentina U20[6]
- COTIF Tournament: 2018
Notes[]
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References[]
- ^ a b "Andrés Ayala". World Football. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Argentina - A. Ayala". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "La ley primera de los Ayala". Estudiantes. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "La primera vez de Retegui y Ayala". Estudiantes. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Andrés Ayala a la Sub 17". Estudiantes. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Ayala y Colombo serán sparrings en Rusia". Estudiantes. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala será sparring de la Selección en España". Estudiantes. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala será sparring de la Selección Argentina". Estudiantes. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala, la cara nueva entre los concentrados". Estudiantes. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Los hermanos Ayala y el sueño de triunfar con Estudiantes". One Football. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala y la herencia de la Gata: la 10 de Estudiantes". CieloSport. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Los Ayala, dos hermanos con ADN de Estudiantes". Estudiantes. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links[]
- Andrés Ayala at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Berazategui Partido
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers