Andrés Óscar Ayala (born 13 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ferro Carril Oeste, on loan from Estudiantes.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Óscar Ayala | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Berazategui, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ferro Carril Oeste (on loan from Estudiantes) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Estudiantes | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Agropecuario (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Argentina U17 | |||
| Argentina U20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAyala started his career with Estudiantes, having joined their academy at a young age.[3] He was first promoted into the club's first-team squad in February 2019, with the defensive midfielder appearing on the substitute's bench for a Primera División match with Argentinos Juniors on 18 February; though manager Leandro Benítez didn't select him to come on in the 2–1 defeat.[2][4] He went unused on the bench four further times up until December 2020.[2] Ayala's senior debut eventually arrived on 23 December 2020, as he replaced brother David for the final thirteen minutes of a Copa de la Superliga play-off loss to Defensa y Justicia.[2]
International career
editIn January 2017, Ayala received a call-up from the Argentina U17s.[5] Across the next eighteen months, Ayala was selected to train against the senior squad; including at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6][7][8] Also in 2018, Ayala appeared at the COTIF Tournament with the U20s; a competition they won.[9]
On 17 February 2021, Ayala was loaned out to Primera Nacional club Agropecuario until the end of the year.[10] In January 2022, Ayala was loaned out once again, this time to Ferro Carril Oeste until the end of 2022.[11]
Personal life
editAyala's brother, David, is also a professional footballer; they both started their careers with Estudiantes.[3][12][13] They have three other brothers, who also play football, and four sisters.[3][14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 January 2021.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Honours
edit- Argentina U20[6]
- COTIF Tournament: 2018
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ a b "Andrés Ayala". World Football. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Argentina - A. Ayala". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "La ley primera de los Ayala". Estudiantes. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "La primera vez de Retegui y Ayala". Estudiantes. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Andrés Ayala a la Sub 17". Estudiantes. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Ayala y Colombo serán sparrings en Rusia". Estudiantes. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala será sparring de la Selección en España". Estudiantes. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala será sparring de la Selección Argentina". Estudiantes. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala, la cara nueva entre los concentrados". Estudiantes. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ ANDRÉS AYALA SE DESPIDIÓ DE ESTUDIANTES, infocielo.com, 17 February 2021
- ^ Andrés Ayala es el segundo refuerzo de Ferro, mundoascenso.com.ar, 12 January 2022
- ^ "Los hermanos Ayala y el sueño de triunfar con Estudiantes". One Football. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Ayala y la herencia de la Gata: la 10 de Estudiantes". CieloSport. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Los Ayala, dos hermanos con ADN de Estudiantes". Estudiantes. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links
edit- Andrés Ayala at Soccerway