Omar Carabalí
Ecuadorian-born Chilean footballer (born 1997)
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Gabriel Omar Carabalí Quiñonez (born June 12, 1997), known as Omar Carabalí, is an Ecuadorian-Chilean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for O'Higgins in the Chilean Primera División. Born in Ecuador, Carabalí has also represented Chile internationally.[2]
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Carabalí with Unión La Calera in 2023. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Omar Carabalí Quiñonez | ||
| Date of birth | June 12, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Independiente José Terán[1] | ||
| 2013–2018 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2024 | Colo-Colo | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → San Luis (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Audax Italiano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | O'Higgins | 36 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Chile U23 | 4 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2023 | |||
Career
Colo-Colo
On 2013, he arrived to Colo-Colo from Ecuadorian club Independiente José Terán.[3] He signed his first contract as professional player on 2015 at the age of 18 years being only considered as a substitute on some matches.[4] He ended his contract at the end of the 2024 season.[5]
San Luis (loan)
He was loaned to San Luis de Quillota for all 2020 season.[6]
Unión La Calera (loan)
For the 2023 season, Carabalí was loaned to Unión La Calera.[7]
Audax Italiano (loan)
In the second half of 2024, Carabalí was loaned out to Audax Italiano until the end of the season.[8]
O'Higgins
International career
He was called up for Ecuador U20 to play at the 2017 South American U20 Championship and 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, but he didn't play any match. So, after his nationalization by permanent residency according to Chilean law, he decided to play for Chile national team.[10]
He played four matches for Chile U23 at the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament, but Chile didn't advance to the second stage. He was later called up for a training microcycle by Chile national team's coach, Reinaldo Rueda.[11]
He received his first call up to the Chile senior team to play the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Colombia on 8 and 13 October 2020 respectively,[12] but he didn't make his international debut at senior level.
Personal life
He is the son of Wilson Carabalí, a former Ecuadorian international footballer,[13] and brother of Wilson Carabalí Jr., who came to Chile along with him looking for an opportunity in Chilean football too. Also, his father is the cousin of the former Ecuadorian international footballer Héctor Carabalí.[14]
Honours
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División (2): 2015-A, 2017-Transición
- Copa Chile (2): 2016, 2019