Luis Ovalle
Panamanian footballer (born 1988)
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Luis Carlos Ovalle Victoria (born 7 September 1988) is a Panamanian former footballer who played as a left-back.
_(cropped).jpg) Ovalle playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Carlos Ovalle Victoria | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting San Miguelito | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Sporting San Miguelito | 57 | (11) |
| 2008 | → Monterrey B (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chorrillo | 32 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Sporting San Miguelito | 21 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Patriotas (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Zamora | 136 | (3) |
| 2017 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Olimpia | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sporting San Miguelito | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Atlético Venezuela | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Deportivo Táchira | 21 | (0) |
| 2020 | Plaza Amador | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Tauro | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | San Francisco | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Deportivo La Guaira | 23 | (0) |
| 2024 | Sporting San Miguelito | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Panama | 27 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:52, 11 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ovalle came through the Sporting San Miguelito youth system and made his debut for their senior side in 2004. In 2008, he joined compatriot Felipe Baloy at Mexican side Monterrey[2] only to return to Panama to play for Chorrillo and later for Sporting San Miguelito again. In June 2012, Sporting loaned him to Colombian club Patriotas Boyaca.[3]
In January 2013, Ovalle crossed borders again when he joined compatriot Gabriel Torres at Venezuelan outfit Zamora.[4]
International career
He was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.[5]
Ovalle made his senior debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals.
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
