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.
 Chará playing for Atlético Junior in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2015 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Sinaloa (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) |
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* 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tolima | 2010 | Primera A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 | 34 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | ||||
| 2013 | 41 | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 49 | 11 | ||||
| 2014 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 30 | ||
| Monterrey | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 43 | 8 | |||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12 | ||
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2015 | Primera A | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Dorados (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Junior | 2017 | Primera A | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 21 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 19 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2018 | Série A | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 9 | ||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 10 | ||
| Career Total | 273 | 57 | 22 | 10 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 283 | 67 | ||
International
- As of October 30, 2019.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 7, 2018 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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
- "Clube Atlético Mineiro". www.atletico.com.br.
- "Timbers acquire midfielder Yimmi Chara as Designated Player". Portland Timbers.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- "Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez named in Colombia's World Cup squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- "Yimmi Chará". National Football Teams. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
External links
- Yimmi Javier Chara Zamora at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- Yimmi Chará – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Yimmi Javier Chara at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Yimmi Chará at Soccerway