Andrés Micolta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Andrés Micolta Arroyo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Técnico Universitario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Rio Branco | ||
| 2021 | Castelo ES | ||
| 2022–2023 | El Nacional | 36 | (5) |
| 2024– | Pachuca | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:32, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 | |||
Norman Andrés Micolta Arroyo (born 6 July 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca and the Ecuador national team.
Club career
[edit]Micolta started his career with Rio Branco in Brazil, and later went to Castelo ES.
In 2022, he signed for Ecuadorian Serie B club El Nacional, winning the title and achieving promotion to Serie A in his first season. In the 2023 season, he played in the qualifying stages of the Copa Libertadores, scoring his first goal in continental competition in a 3–1 home win against Nacional Potosí of Bolivia.[1] He left El Nacional at the end of 2023.[2]
On 14 December 2023, Liga MX club C.F. Pachuca announced the signing of Micolta as a free agent, signing a contract until 2027.[3][4]
International career
[edit]Micolta made his debut for the Ecuador national team on 12 June 2024 in a friendly against Bolivia at the Subaru Park in Chester, United States. He substituted Joel Ordóñez in the 86th minute as Ecuador won 3–1.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 May 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Nacional | 2022 | Serie B | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Serie A | 23 | 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 36 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 6 | ||
| Pachuca | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 9 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 45 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Ecuador
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 12 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]El Nacional
- Ecuadorian Serie B: 2022
Pachuca
References
[edit]- ^ "El Nacional gana en Quito y avanza a la Fase 2 de la Libertadores 2023". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "El éxodo de jugadores en El Nacional continúa". Olé Ecuador (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Pachuca hace oficial a Andrés Micolta como su primer refuerzo de cara al Clausura 2024". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Palacios, Juan José (2023-12-14). "(OFICIAL) Andrés Micolta es nuevo refuerzo de Pachuca". StudioFutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Ecuador v Bolivia game report". ESPN. 12 June 2024.
- ^ Andrés Micolta at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Andrés Micolta at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- Men's association football defenders
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Liga MX players
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- 2024 Copa América players
- CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players