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 30)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
9 de Octubre
Youth career
2005–2011 Rocafuerte
2012–2013 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Rocafuerte 1 (1)
2014– Barcelona SC 210 (34)
2020CD Cuenca (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Olmedo 0 (0)
International career
2013 Ecuador U-20 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rocafuerte 2010 [8] Serie B 1010
2011 [8] 100100
2012 [8] 8282
Subtotal192192
Barcelona 20145 Serie A 3763 [lower-alpha 1] 0406
2015 3175 [lower-alpha 2] 2369
2016 38112 [lower-alpha 1] 04011
2017 2718 [lower-alpha 2] 0351
2018 3442 [lower-alpha 1] 0364
Subtotal16729202738
Career total18631002020020633
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

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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.
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