Summary
Adolfo "Fito" Andrés Ovalle Raffo (born April 28, 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolfo Andrés Ovalle Raffo | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tacoma Defiance | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Roca FC | |||
| 2012–2015 | Real Salt Lake AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fidelis Andria | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rangers de Talca | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Toronto FC II | 22 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Forward Madison (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Tacoma Defiance | 39 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Chile U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Ovalle grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where his father, also named Adolfo Ovalle, ended his playing career and continued to reside after his playing career.[1] Ovalle began playing with La Roca Futbol Club in South Weber, Utah, which was founded by his father.[2] Afterwards, he joined Real Salt Lake Arizona, a satellite team of the Real Salt Lake Academy.[3]
Club career edit
On March 6, 2015, Ovalle signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake.[4] On March 22, he made his professional debut with USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC in a 0–0 draw against LA Galaxy II.[5] He was waived on April 28, 2016.[6]
On August 20, 2016, Ovalle signed a one-year deal with the Italian Lega Pro side Fidelis Andria.[7] After being held back by a bad injury, he eventually joined Sambenedettese on loan in 2017 for six months,[8][9] despite being pursued by Cardiff and Bolton as well.[10]
In 2018, he joined Chilean club Rangers de Talca.[11]
In 2019, he signed with Toronto FC II of USL League One.[12] In 2020, after TFCII opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he went on loan to Forward Madison.[13] His contract expired following the 2020 season.[14] During the 2021 season, he trained with the Toronto FC first team for the bulk of the season, but was not officially added to the roster.[15]
In April 2022, he signed with the Tacoma Defiance in MLS Next Pro.[16]
International career edit
Ovalle has represented Chile in the under-20 level, making a total of four appearances.[17][18] Along with the team, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[19][20]
Personal edit
He is the son of former footballer Adolfo Ovalle[21][22] and the older brother of Nicolas Ovalle Raffo, who also is a professional player.[23]
Honours edit
Chile U20
References edit
- ^ Porrà, Alessandro (January 19, 2017). "E' il giorno di Agodirin e Ovalle: "Grazie a Fedeli per questa opportunità"" [It is Agodirin and Ovalle's day: "Thanks to Fedeli for this opportunity"]. La Nuova Riviera (in Italian).
- ^ "La Roca Propels More Players to the Pros". La Roca FC. September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Fito RSL Player Profile". Real Salt Lake.
- ^ "Real Slat Lake Signs Academy Product Adolfo "Fito" Ovalle". Real Salt Lake. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Real Monarchs open inaugural season with a scoreless draw against LA Galaxy II". Real Salt Lake. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake waives Ovalle". Real Salt Lake. 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Calciomercato Fidelis Andria, ecco il cileno Ovalle" [Transfer market Fidelis Andria, here is the Chilean Ovalle]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 21 August 2016.
- ^ Norling, Ashle (September 7, 2020). "'Mingo Monday: Bing Bong Hello!". E Pluribus Loonum.
- ^ "Sambenedettese, ecco il centrocampista Ovalle e l'esterno Agodirin" [Sambenedettese, here are the midfielder Ovalle and the winger Agodirin]. Tuttosport (in Italian). January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Mercato: Samb, i dettagli dell'affare Ovalle" [Market: Samb, the details of the Ovalle deal]. Piceno News 24 (in Italian). January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Rangers fichó a tres jugadores más para la temporada 2018" [Rangers signed three more players for the 2018 season]. Al Aire Libre (in Spanish). January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto FC II signs Adolfo Ovalle, Trevor Swartz and Patrick Bunk-Andersen". Toronto FC. March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto FC II Loan Adolfo Ovalle to Forward Madison FC". Toronto FC. September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Toronto FC II Announces Roster Moves". Toronto FC. December 23, 2020.
- ^ Singh, Michael [@MichaelSingh94] (May 26, 2021). "He's training with the first team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Foss, Tim (April 10, 2022). "Tacoma Defiance add midfield depth in Adolfo Ovalle". Sounder at Heart.
- ^ "Congratulations Fito Ovalle!". Utah Youth Soccer Association. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01.
- ^ "Sambenedettese, tesserati Ovalle e Agodirin" [Sambenedettese, Ovalle and Agodirin members]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Selección chilena sub 20 viajó a España para disputar le Tornero de Alcudia" [Chilean under 20 team traveled to Spain to play the Tornero de Alcudia] (in Spanish). ANFP. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!" [The Red under 20 is champion in L'Alcúdia!]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Ortega, Pablo (December 19, 2015). "El ex zaguero chileno con su propio club en Estados Unidos" [The former Chilean defender with his own club in the United States]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
- ^ Catalán Gutiérrez, Juan (October 28, 2014). "Adolfo Ovalle Jr. se ilusiona con un lugar en la Sub 20 de Tocalli" [Adolfo Ovalle Jr. is excited about a place in the Sub 20 of Tocalli]. Prensa Futbol (in Spanish).
- ^ Rhodes, Benedict (July 6, 2020). "Nicolas Ovalle and brother 'Fito' to join forces on Toronto FC II this season". Waking the Red.
External links edit
- Adolfo Ovalle at Soccerway