Yimmi Chará

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chará and the second or maternal family name is Zamora.

Yimmi Chará
Personal information
Full name Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora
Date of birth (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 23
Youth career
Centauros Villavicencio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Centauros Villavicencio
2010–2014 Deportes Tolima 119 (28)
2015–2017 Monterrey 45 (4)
2015 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 24 (5)
2016 → Sinaloa (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 Atlético Junior 29 (15)
2018–2019 Atlético Mineiro 40 (4)
2020– Portland Timbers 54 (12)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 1 (0)
National team‡
2014– Colombia 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2022

Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Colombia national team.

Club career[]

On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey signed Chará from Deportes Tolima. He was the fifth Colombian in the present tournament joining his compatriots Stefan Medina, Dorlan Pabon as well as Alexander Mejía and Edwin Cardona who just joined the team. On June 2015 Chará was loaned to Atlético Nacional where they became League Champions. Atlético Nacional wanted to extend Chará's contract but on December 17, 2015, Dorados de Sinaloa agreed to signed Chará in a 6-month loan deal from Monterrey.

Atlético Junior[]

In July 2017, Chará signed for Atlético Junior. He scored 13 goals in 28 games in his first season at Barranquilla, helping Junior win the 2017 Copa Colombia.

Atlético Mineiro[]

On June 12, 2018, Chará joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €5 million.[1]

Portland Timbers[]

On January 2, 2020, Chará joined MLS club Portland Timbers as a Designated Player.[2] It was the first time since his brother Diego left Deportes Tolima in 2011 that they had been at the same club.

International career[]

On October 3, 2014, Chará was called up to the Colombian senior team, for the first time, by manager José Néstor Pekerman for the team's friendlies against El Salvador and Canada. On August 31, 2017, Chará made his official debut with Colombia playing an away game against Venezuela. On his third match with the Colombian senior team against Paraguay, he assisted and quickly became a more important player for the Colombian senior team.

In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[3] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[4][5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 30 October 2019.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tolima 2010 Categoría Primera A 3 0 — — — 3 0
2011 6 0 — — — 6 0
2012 34 7 — 3 0 — 37 7
2013 41 10 — 8 1 — 49 11
2014 35 11 1 1 — — 36 12
Total 119 28 1 1 11 1 0 0 131 30
Monterrey 2014–15 Liga MX 11 1 7 3 — — 18 4
2016–17 34 3 6 4 3 1 — 43 8
Total 45 4 13 7 3 1 0 0 61 12
Atlético Nacional (loan) 2015 Categoría Primera A 24 5 2 0 — — 26 5
Dorados (loan) 2015–16 Liga MX 16 1 — — — 16 1
Atlético Junior 2017 Categoría Primera A 18 11 2 0 8 2 — 28 13
2018 11 4 — 10 2 — 21 6
Total 29 15 2 0 18 4 0 0 49 19
Atlético Mineiro 2018 Série A 22 1 — — — 22 1
2019 18 3 4 2 16 3 8 1 46 9
Total 40 4 4 2 16 3 8 1 68 10
Career total 273 57 22 10 48 9 8 1 283 67

International[]

As of match played 28 January 2021.[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia
2014 2 0
2017 4 0
2018 3 1
2019 1 0
2021 4 0
2022 2 0
Total 16 1
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1. 7 September 2018 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States  Venezuela 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Personal life[]

Chará's two brothers are also professional football players. Luis Felipe plays for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División and Diego for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

Honours[]

Deportes Tolima

Atlético Nacional

Junior

References[]

  1. ^ "Clube Atlético Mineiro". www.atletico.com.br.
  2. ^ "Timbers acquire midfielder Yimmi Chara as Designated Player". timbers.com. Portland Timbers. January 2, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. June 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Lista de jugadores de la Selección de fútbol de Colombia para el Mundial 2018" [List of players of the Colombian football team for the 2018 World Cup]. as.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad". goal.com. Goal. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Yimmi Chará". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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