Gonzalo Valle
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1996)
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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]
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Valle with Ecuador in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gonzalo Roberto Valle Bustamante | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Riobamba, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guayaquil City | 2015 | LigaPro Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 112 | 0 | |||
| L.D.U. Quito | 2024 | LigaPro Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 134 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
