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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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ely Jair Esterilla Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team 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) |
| 2020 | → CD 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 | |||
Club career edit
Rocafuerte edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
References edit
- ^ "Ely Jair Esterilla Castro" (in Spanish). El Universo. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ely Esterilla at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Esterilla Castro Ely Jair" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
External links edit
- Ely Esterilla profile at Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish)
- Ely Esterilla at Soccerway