Gonzalo Valle

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Gonzalo Valle
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Roberto Valle Bustamante
Date of birth (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Riobamba, Ecuador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
L.D.U. Quito
Number 1
Youth career
2014–2017 Guayaquil City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2024 Guayaquil City 111 (0)
2024– L.D.U. Quito 13 (0)
International career
2025– Ecuador 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Gonzalo Roberto Valle Bustamante (born 28 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ecuadorian Serie A side L.D.U. Quito and the Ecuador national team. [1]

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Club career

From Riobamba, he joined Guayaquil City in 2014, making his first-team debut in 2017. [2] [3] [4] He featured for the club in the Copa Sudamericana for the first time in March 2021. [5] He joined L.D.U. Quito in January 2024. [6] [7] He made his debut in the Copa Sudamericana for Quito on 15 August 2024 against Club Atlético Lanús. [8]

International career

He was called-up to train with the Ecuador national football team for the first time in August 2022. [9] He was called-up again in October 2024. [10] He made his debut for Ecuador, keeping a clean sheet, in a 0-0 draw in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Brazil on 5 June 2025. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guayaquil City 2015 Ecuadorian Serie A 0000
2016 0000
2017 120120
2018 5050
2019 17000170
2020 7070
2021 13010140
2022 29000290
2023 280280
Total111000101120
L.D.U. Quito 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A3010200060
2025 10006070
Total401080130
Career total11501090001250

    International

    As of match played 10 June 2025
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Ecuador 202520
    Total20

    References

    1. "Gonzalo Valle". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    2. "Who Is Gonzalo Valle? Ecuador's Goalkeeper Shining Against Brazil". Footboom1.com. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
    3. "Gustavo Alfaro calls up goalkeeper Gonzalo Valle for training with Ecuador". elcomercio. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    4. "Gonzalo Valle, el golero con sueños de grandeza del Guayaquil City". lacancha.movix.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    5. "AUCAS VS. GUAYAQUIL CITY 2 - 1". Soccerway. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    6. Beltrán, Bolívar (January 12, 2024). "Liga de Quito announced the signing of Gonzalo Valle". ecuagol.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
    7. Alencastro, Jesus (12 January 2024). "OFICIAL: LDU confirmó el fichaje de Gonzalo Valle". Studio Futbol. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    8. "LDU QUITO VS. LANÚS 1 - 2". Soccerway. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
    9. Guilen, Adrien (17 August 2022). "Gonzalo Valle: "Being in the national team is a dream I have had since I was a child"". Studio Futbol. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    10. Palacios, Juan (4 October 2024). "Noticia Banco Guayaquil // Los convocados de La Tri para los partidos ante Paraguay y Uruguay". Studio Futbol. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    11. "Brazil held in Ancelotti debut, Paraguay move closer to qualifying". France24.com. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
    12. Gonzalo Valle at Soccerway