Luis Carlos Ovalle Victoria (born 7 September 1988) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a left-back.

Luis Ovalle
Ovalle playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full nameLuis Carlos Ovalle Victoria
Date of birth (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birthPanama City, Panama
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)Left-back
Youth career
Sporting San Miguelito
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008Sporting San Miguelito57(11)
2008Monterrey B (loan)22(0)
2009–2010Chorrillo32(0)
2010–2012Sporting San Miguelito21(0)
2012Patriotas (loan)2(0)
2013–2017Zamora136(3)
2017Deportes Tolima6(0)
2018Olimpia13(0)
2018Sporting San Miguelito10(0)
2019Atlético Venezuela14(0)
2019Deportivo Táchira21(0)
2020Plaza Amador5(0)
2020–2021Tauro13(0)
2021–2022San Francisco10(0)
2022Deportivo La Guaira23(0)
International career
2010–2018Panama27(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:52, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Ovalle came through the Sporting San Miguelito youth system and made his debut for their senior side in 2004. In 2008, he joined compatriot Felipe Baloy at Mexican side Monterrey[2] only to return to Panama to play for Chorrillo and later for Sporting San Miguelito again. In June 2012, Sporting loaned him to Colombian club Patriotas Boyaca.[3]

In January 2013, Ovalle crossed borders again when he joined compatriot Gabriel Torres at Venezuelan outfit Zamora.[4]

International career edit

He was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.[5]

Ovalle made his senior debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals.

In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]

Career statistics edit

International edit

As of 28 June 2018[7]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201010
201100
201220
201300
201400
201510
201650
2017130
201830
Total250

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 10 July 2018. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ Ovalle se queda con el Monterrey de Baloy – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ LUIS OVALLE CEDIDO AL PATRIOTAS BOYACA FC Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Sporting SM (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Defensa panameño Luis Ovalle firma con el Zamora de Venezuela – Telemetro (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Luis OvalleFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Luis Ovalle". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

External links edit