Josué Ovalle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Miguel Nehemías Ovalle Aranda | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Algarrobo, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Manzano | |||
| Unión Santo Domingo | |||
| 2017–2019 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportes Linares | 12 | (2) |
| 2021 | San Antonio Unido | 13 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Deportes Melipilla | 65 | (11) |
| 2025–2026 | Deportes Limache | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Deportes Concepción (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2026 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2026– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026 | |||
Josué Miguel Nehemías Ovalle Aranda (born 20 May 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a winger for Liga de Primera club Everton.
Club career
Born in Algarrobo, Chile, Ovalle was with local clubs El Manzano and Unión Santo Domingo before joining the Colo-Colo youth ranks in 2017. After winning the 2019 Torneo Apertura Proyección with the Colo-Colo under-21 team, he moved to Deportes Linares in 2020. The next year, he switched to San Antonio Unido.[2][3]
From 2022 to 2024, Ovalle played for Deportes Melipilla.[4][2][3] In 2024, he was selected the best player of the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[5][6]
In December 2024, Ovalle signed with Deportes Limache in the Chilean Primera División.[7] In the second half of the same yar, he was loaned out to Deportes Concepción.[8] In February 2026, he moved abroad and joined Liga MX club Mazatlán on a one-year loan.[2][3] He scored his first goal abroad in the 1–1 away draw against Tijuana on 22 February.[9]
Back to Chile, Ovalle signed with Everton de Viña del Mar on a deal until June 2028.[10]
Honours
Individual
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile Best Player: 2024[5]
References
- ↑ "Josué Ovalle » Perfil". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Lara, Joaquín (11 February 2026). "De no debutar en Colo Colo a la Liga MX: Josué Ovalle da el gran salto y ficha en Mazatlán". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Tapia, Carlos (10 March 2026). "De Limache a Mazatlán: la historia de Josué Ovalle, el sorpresivo goleador chileno en la liga mexicana". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "🎥🎙️ Conoce a Josué Ovalle, la joven promesa que llega desde San Antonio y buscará mostrar su mejor nivel en Los Potros de Melipilla!" (in Spanish). Deportes Melipilla. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 "La Gala Crack eligió a los mejores de la temporada 2024". Campeonato Chileno (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Lizama, Gonzalo (13 November 2024). "El mejor jugador de Segunda División sueña con llegar a Colo Colo en 2025: "Sería una revancha"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Suárez, Cristóbal (31 December 2024). "Joya de Segunda División se convierte en flamante refuerzo de Deportes Limache". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Deportes Concepción oficializa a sus dos últimos refuerzos". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Zúñiga, Alfonso (22 February 2026). "No llegó a debutar en Colo Colo, ascendió con Concepción y anotó su primer golazo en México". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Camilo, Inti (14 July 2026). "Ya fue presentado: Everton confirma un nuevo fichaje para el segundo semestre de la temporada". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2026.
External links
- Josué Ovalle at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from San Antonio Province
- Footballers from Valparaíso Region
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Deportes Linares footballers
- San Antonio Unido footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Deportes Limache footballers
- Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers
- Mazatlán F.C. footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Men's association football forwards