Gonzalo Valle

Gonzalo Valle
Valle with Ecuador in 2026
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Roberto Valle Bustamante
Date of birth (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996
Place of birth Riobamba, Ecuador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 L.D.U. Quito
Number 1
Youth career
2014–2017 Guayaquil City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Guayaquil City 111 (0)
2024– L.D.U. Quito 31 (0)
International career‡
2025– Ecuador 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ecuador
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place2013 TrujilloTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

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]

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

Valle was called-up to train with the Ecuador national 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]

On 31 May 2026, Valle was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 March 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guayaquil City 2015 LigaPro Serie A 00———00
2016 00———00
2017 120———120
2018 50———50
2019 17000——170
2020 70———70
2021 130—10—140
2022 29000——290
2023 280———280
Total 11100010—1120
L.D.U. Quito 2024 LigaPro Serie A 3010200060
2025 14000100—240
2026 600000—60
Total 23010120—360
Career total 134010130001480

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 202520
202610
Total30

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. ↑ "Pacho and Caicedo headline Ecuador squad". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Gonzalo Valle at Soccerway
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