Máximo Banguera

Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born December 16, 1985 in Guayaquil, Ecuador), known as Máximo Banguera, is a goalkeeper who plays for Guayaquil City F.C. in the Liga PRO Ecuador and the Ecuador national team.

Máximo Banguera
Banguera with Barcelona in 2014
Personal information
Full name Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso
Date of birth (1985-12-16) December 16, 1985
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Guayaquil City
Youth career
2003–2004 ESPOLI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 ESPOLI 118 (0)
2009–2019 Barcelona 403 (4)
2020– El Nacional 0 (0)
2020 Delfín S.C. (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2008– Ecuador 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Banguera and the second or maternal family name is Valdivieso.

International career

Banguera was called up to play against Mexico on November 2008. He played all of the ninety minutes and performed well.

After Marcelo Elizaga's retirement following the 2011 Copa America, Banguera was consolidated as the first choice Goalkeeper for Ecuador. Due to injuries, he was only able to start a few games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Eventually losing his starting spot to Velez Sarfield's Alexander Domínguez.

Due to his declining performances even before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was eventually replaced by Ecuadorian-naturalized Goalkeepers, Librado Azcona and Esteban Dreer. Subsequently Banguera was left out of the 2015 Copa America Squad.

Honors

Club

Barcelona

References


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