Darwin Guagua
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darwin Johan Guagua Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2025 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Independiente del Valle | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:53, 20 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 1 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Darwin Johan Guagua Silva (born 6 November 2007) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Independiente Del Valle.
Following his senior international debut, pressure mounted on his club, Independiente Del Valle, to play him. Head coach Javier Rabanal, who described Guagua as "one of the most outstanding youth players" at the club, stated that Guagua had been busy with the club's under-20 side at the U-20 Copa Libertadores, and this was the reason he had not yet made his debut.[2] Tipped to feature against fellow Ecuadorian side Barcelona in the Copa Libertadores, Guagua was absent from the travelling squad, with Independiente director Santiago Morales stating that his international call-up had affected him mentally, and "because of this state of mind", he was not considered.[3] His debut would come in Independiente's following match; on 5 April he replaced Patrik Mercado in the second half of the 4–0 Ecuadorian Serie A win against Cuenca.[4]
On his second appearance for the club, Guagua notched his first goal; in a Serie A game against Universidad Católica on 29 June 2025, having already assisted Ronald Briones' opening goal, Guagua netted from six yards for Independiente's second in their eventual 3–0 win.[5] The following week, in Independiente's match against Barcelona, Guagua converted a scuffed cross from Emerson Pata on his weaker right foot in the 1–1 draw on 6 July.[6]