Luís_Bolaños
Luis Bolaños
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1985)
Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León (born March 27, 1985) is an Ecuadorian professional football midfielder who plays for S.D. Quito.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Bolaños León[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Quito, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | S.D. Quito | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | L.D.U. Quito | 85 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | → Macará (loan) | 56 | (9) |
| 2009 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Internacional | 13 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 2011–2016 | L.D.U. Quito | 87 | (14) |
| 2012 | → Atlas (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | → San Martín SJ (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Deportivo Cuenca (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2017 | Fuerza Amarilla | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Olmedo | 35 | (9) |
| 2022– | S.D. Quito | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Ecuador | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2018 | |||
Chucho as he is nicknamed has only received international recognition in recent years, during his performance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores with his former team LDU Quito. He was part of the starting line-up for LDU Quito that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores and has since won legend status in Ecuador's capital.
Bolaños made a great performance in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He scored on a beautiful free kick against Pachuca in Liga's 2-0 victory in the semi-finals. Liga lost the final to Manchester United 1-0.
On January 8, "El Chucho" signed for Santos in Brazil for the 2009 season.[2] However, he failed to make any impact and after only four months at the club, decided to terminate his contract.
He signed for Internacional on 11 May 2009.[3] He scored a hat trick for Internacional in one of his debut against Coritiba.
On December 21, Bolaños signed for Barcelona in Ecuador for a one year loan for the 2010 season.[4]
On his debut day on February 13, Bolaños scored his first goal with Barcelona from a 30 meters distance shot.[5]
He has been called up several times by Ecuador for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He has made good performances with Ecuador, mainly against Argentina and Colombia. He was called once again to play against Chile and Venezuela.
On February 25, 2011, Bolaños was attacked by two unknown assailants in an attempted robbery outside Quicentro, a shopping mall in northern Quito. During the attack, Bolaños was shot once in his right shoulder and once in his right arm. He was hospitalized and out of any serious danger.[6]
- "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- "Santos contrata meio-campista equatoriano Luis Bolaños, da LDU" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Inter Capture Ecuador Star Luis Bolanos". Goal.com. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- "Luis Bolaños fue presentado en Barcelona" (in Spanish). Radio CRE Satelital. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- "Bolaños y Samudio le dan el triunfo al Barcelona" (in Spanish). Radio CRE Satelital. 2010-02-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- "Luis 'Chucho' Bolaños herido de bala en centro comercial de Quito". La Hora (in Spanish). 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- Luis Bolaños at National-Football-Teams.com