Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1997)
Chilean footballer (born 1997)
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Adolfo "Fito" Andrés Ovalle Raffo (born April 28, 1997) is a Chilean former footballer who played as midfielder.
.jpg) Ovalle with Toronto FC II in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolfo Andrés Ovalle Raffo | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Roca FC | |||
| 2012–2015 | Real Salt Lake AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fidelis Andria | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rangers de Talca | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Toronto FC II | 22 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Forward Madison (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Tacoma Defiance | 39 | (1) |
| Total | 95 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Chile U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 October 2023 | |||
Early life
Ovalle grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where his father, also named Adolfo Ovalle, ended his playing career and continued to reside after his playing career.[1] Ovalle began playing with La Roca Futbol Club in South Weber, Utah, which was founded by his father.[2] Afterwards, he joined Real Salt Lake Arizona, a satellite team of the Real Salt Lake Academy.[3]
Club career
On March 6, 2015, Ovalle signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake.[4] On March 22, he made his professional debut with USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC in a 0–0 draw against LA Galaxy II.[5] He was waived on April 28, 2016.[6]
On August 20, 2016, Ovalle signed a one-year deal with the Italian Lega Pro side Fidelis Andria.[7] After being held back by a bad injury, he eventually joined Sambenedettese on loan in 2017 for six months,[8][9] despite being pursued by Cardiff and Bolton as well.[10]
In 2018, he joined Chilean club Rangers de Talca.[11]
In 2019, he signed with Toronto FC II of USL League One.[12] In 2020, after TFCII opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he went on loan to Forward Madison.[13] His contract expired following the 2020 season.[14] During the 2021 season, he trained with the Toronto FC first team for the bulk of the season, but was not officially added to the roster.[15]
In April 2022, he signed with the Tacoma Defiance in MLS Next Pro.[16]
International career
Coaching career
Adolfo and his brother, Nicolas, started coaching at the Real Salt Lake youth ranks.[23]
Personal life
He is the son of former footballer Adolfo Ovalle[24][25] and the older brother of Nicolas Ovalle Raffo, who also is a professional player.[26]
Honours
Chile U20