Yimmi Chará
 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 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 | 49 | (19) |
| 2018– | Atlético Mineiro | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Colombia | 9 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018 | |||
Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right winger for Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro and the Colombia national team.
Club career
On 17 December 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 17 December 2015, Dorados de Sinaloa agreed to signed Chará in a 6-month loan deal from Monterrey.
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.
On 12 June 2018, Chará joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €5 million.[1]
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 31 August 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 World Cup in Russia.[2] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 July 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tolima | 2010 | 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 | — | 131 | 30 | ||
| Monterrey | 2014–15 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 43 | 8 | ||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 61 | 12 | ||
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2015 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Dorados (loan) | 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Junior | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Total | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | — | 49 | 19 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 233 | 53 | 18 | 8 | 32 | 6 | — | 283 | 67 | ||
International
- As of 12 July 2018.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2018 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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
- Copa Colombia (1): 2014
Atlético Nacional
Junior
- Copa Colombia (1): 2017
References
- ↑ https://www.atletico.com.br/atletico-apresenta-atacante-colombiano-yimmi-chara/
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/falcao-and-james-join-injured-duo-in-colombias-world-cup/wnbuppcvblfj1humzah4jkfbq
- ↑ "Yimmi Chará". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
External links
- Yimmi Chará – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- BDFA profile (in Spanish)
- Yimmi Chará at Soccerway