Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1997)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ovalle and the second or maternal family name is Raffo.
Adolfo Ovalle
Personal information
Full name Adolfo Andrés Ovalle Raffo
Date of birth (1997-04-28) April 28, 1997 (age 27)
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

Adolfo "Fito" Andrés Ovalle Raffo (born April 28, 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as midfielder.

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]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ "La Roca Propels More Players to the Pros". La Roca FC. September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fito RSL Player Profile". Real Salt Lake.
  4. ^ "Real Slat Lake Signs Academy Product Adolfo "Fito" Ovalle". Real Salt Lake. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Real Salt Lake waives Ovalle". Real Salt Lake. 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Calciomercato Fidelis Andria, ecco il cileno Ovalle" [Transfer market Fidelis Andria, here is the Chilean Ovalle]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 21 August 2016.
  8. ^ Norling, Ashle (September 7, 2020). "'Mingo Monday: Bing Bong Hello!". E Pluribus Loonum.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Mercato: Samb, i dettagli dell'affare Ovalle" [Market: Samb, the details of the Ovalle deal]. Piceno News 24 (in Italian). January 16, 2017.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Toronto FC II signs Adolfo Ovalle, Trevor Swartz and Patrick Bunk-Andersen". Toronto FC. March 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Toronto FC II Loan Adolfo Ovalle to Forward Madison FC". Toronto FC. September 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Toronto FC II Announces Roster Moves". Toronto FC. December 23, 2020.
  15. ^ Singh, Michael [@MichaelSingh94] (May 26, 2021). "He's training with the first team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Foss, Tim (April 10, 2022). "Tacoma Defiance add midfield depth in Adolfo Ovalle". Sounder at Heart.
  17. ^ "Congratulations Fito Ovalle!". Utah Youth Soccer Association. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01.
  18. ^ "Sambenedettese, tesserati Ovalle e Agodirin" [Sambenedettese, Ovalle and Agodirin members]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). January 18, 2018.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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).
  22. ^ 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).
  23. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (July 6, 2020). "Nicolas Ovalle and brother 'Fito' to join forces on Toronto FC II this season". Waking the Red.

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