Yimmi Chará

Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right winger for MLS club Portland Timbers and the Colombia national team.

Yimmi Chará
Chará playing for Atlético Junior in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora
Date of birth (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Portland Timbers
Number 23
Youth career
Centauros Villavicencio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Centauros Villavicencio
2010–2014 Deportes Tolima 119 (28)
2015–2017 Monterrey 45 (4)
2015Atlético Nacional (loan) 24 (5)
2016Sinaloa (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 Atlético Junior 29 (15)
2018–2019 Atlético Mineiro 40 (4)
2020– Portland Timbers 21 (4)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 1 (0)
National team
2014– Colombia 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 13, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 30, 2018

Club career

On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey signed Chará from Deportes Tolima. He was the fifth Colombian in the present tournament joining his compatriots Stefan Medina, Dorlan Pabon as well as Alexander Mejía and Edwin Cardona who just joined the team. On June 2015 Chará was loaned to Atlético Nacional where they became League Champions. Atlético Nacional wanted to extend Chará's contract but on December 17, 2015, Dorados de Sinaloa agreed to signed Chará in a 6-month loan deal from Monterrey.

Atlético Junior

In July 2017, Chará signed for Atlético Junior. He scored 13 goals in 28 games in his first season at Barranquilla, helping Junior win the 2017 Copa Colombia.

Atlético Mineiro

On June 12, 2018, Chará joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €5 million.[1]

Portland Timbers

On January 2, 2020, Chará joined MLS club Portland Timbers as a Designated Player.[2] It was the first time since his brother Diego left Deportes Tolima in 2011 that they had been at the same club.

International career

On October 3, 2014, Chará was called up to the Colombian senior team, for the first time, by manager José Néstor Pekerman for the team's friendlies against El Salvador and Canada. On August 31, 2017, Chará made his official debut with Colombia playing an away game against Venezuela. On his third match with Colombian senior team against Paraguay national football team, he assisted and quickly became to a more important player for Colombian senior team.

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 30, 2019.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tolima 2010 Primera A 3030
2011 6060
2012 34730377
2013 4110814911
2014 3511113612
Total 11928111110013130
Monterrey 2014–15 Liga MX 11173184
2016–17 3436431438
Total 45413731006112
Atlético Nacional (loan) 2015 Primera A 24520265
Total 245200000265
Dorados (loan) 2015–16 Liga MX 161161
Total 161000000161
Atlético Junior 2017 Primera A 181120822813
2018 114102216
Total 291520184004919
Atlético Mineiro 2018 Série A 221221
2019 1834216381469
Total 40442163816810
Career Total 2735722104898128367

International

As of October 30, 2019.[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia
201420
201740
201831
201910
Total101

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.September 7, 2018Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States Venezuela2–12–1Friendly

Personal life

Chará's two brothers are also professional football players. Luis Felipe plays for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División and Diego for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

Honours

Club

Deportes Tolima

Atlético Nacional

Junior

References

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