Luis Bolaños

Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León (born March 27, 1985) is an Ecuadorian professional football midfielder who plays for S.D. Quito.

Luis Bolaños
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Bolaños León[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Wing Forward
Team information
Current team
 S.D. Quito
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2005 L.D.U. Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 L.D.U. Quito 85 (13)
2005–2006 → Macará (loan) 56 (9)
2009 Santos 0 (0)
2009–2011 Internacional 13 (3)
2010 → Barcelona SC (loan) 35 (7)
2011–2016 L.D.U. Quito 87 (14)
2012 → Atlas (loan) 10 (0)
2013 → San Martín SJ (loan) 12 (0)
2014 → Chivas USA (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Deportivo Cuenca (loan) 32 (9)
2017 Fuerza Amarilla 14 (1)
2018–2021 Olmedo 35 (9)
2022– S.D. Quito 0 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Ecuador 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolaños and the second or maternal family name is León.

Club career

Chucho as he is nicknamed has only received international recognition in recent years, during his performance in the 2008 Copa Libertadores with his former team LDU Quito. He was part of the starting line-up for LDU Quito that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores and has since won legend status in Ecuador's capital.

Bolaños made a great performance in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He scored on a beautiful free kick against Pachuca in Liga's 2-0 victory in the semi-finals. Liga lost the final to Manchester United 1-0.

On January 8, "El Chucho" signed for Santos in Brazil for the 2009 season.[2] However, he failed to make any impact and after only four months at the club, decided to terminate his contract.

He signed for Internacional on 11 May 2009.[3] He scored a hat trick for Internacional in one of his debut against Coritiba.

On December 21, Bolaños signed for Barcelona in Ecuador for a one year loan for the 2010 season.[4]

On his debut day on February 13, Bolaños scored his first goal with Barcelona from a 30 meters distance shot.[5]

International career

He has been called up several times by Ecuador for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He has made good performances with Ecuador, mainly against Argentina and Colombia. He was called once again to play against Chile and Venezuela.

Assault

On February 25, 2011, Bolaños was attacked by two unknown assailants in an attempted robbery outside Quicentro, a shopping mall in northern Quito. During the attack, Bolaños was shot once in his right shoulder and once in his right arm. He was hospitalized and out of any serious danger.[6]

Honors

LDU Quito

Internacional

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. "Santos contrata meio-campista equatoriano Luis Bolaños, da LDU" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. "Inter Capture Ecuador Star Luis Bolanos". Goal.com. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  4. "Luis Bolaños fue presentado en Barcelona" (in Spanish). Radio CRE Satelital. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  5. "Bolaños y Samudio le dan el triunfo al Barcelona" (in Spanish). Radio CRE Satelital. 2010-02-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  6. "Luis 'Chucho' Bolaños herido de bala en centro comercial de Quito". La Hora (in Spanish). 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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