Carlos Espinoza (footballer, born 1985)

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Carlos Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Espinoza Loayza
Date of birth (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Geelong SC
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Puerto Montt
2009 Huachipato
2010–2012 Puerto Montt 80 (0)
2013–2014 Coquimbo Unido 5 (0)
2015 Western Suburbs SC 4 (0)
2015 Oakleigh Cannons FC 1 (0)
2016 Geelong SC 0 (0)
National team
2005 Chile U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Loayza.

Carlos Alberto Espinoza Loayza (born 23 February 1985) is a Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Geelong SC in the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West in Victoria, Australia. Espinoza previously played for Puerto Montt and Huachipato in the Chilean Primera División, and for Puerto Montt and Coquimbo Unido in the Primera B.

He was a member of the Chile under-20 team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup: he made one appearance, in the round of 16 as Chile lost 3–0 to the Netherlands.[1]

Club career[]

Espinoza began his senior career with Puerto Montt, with whom he spent several seasons playing in the Chilean Primera División.[2][3][4] He moved on to Huachipato for the 2009 season,[5] before returning to Puerto Montt for three seasons Primera B seasons, followed by one with Coquimbo Unido.[6]

Espinoza signed for Oakleigh Cannons FC on a short-term basis in September 2015, after impressing for Victorian State League Division 1 side Western Suburbs SC.[7]

Espinoza then moved to Geelong SC in April 2016.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA tournaments: Carlos Espinoza". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Colo Colo empató a tres con Puerto Montt". emol.com (in Spanish). 29 April 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Un tranco seguro". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 13 February 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Estadísticas de Plantel Puerto Montt (Primera División de Chile) – Clausura 2006". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2016.
    "Estadísticas de Plantel Puerto Montt (Primera División de Chile) – Clausura 2007". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Club x club". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 6 December 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ^ "C. Espinoza". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Oakleigh signs former Chile youth goalkeeper". MFootball. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ Prusac, Tonci. "Geelong SC aiming for fairy tale to continue against Gully". MFootball. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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