Ely Esterilla

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Ely Esterilla
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Personal information
Full name Ely Jair Esterilla Castro
Date of birth (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club 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)
2020CD Cuenca (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Olmedo 0 (0)
National team
2013 Ecuador U-20 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.

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