Máximo Banguera

Máximo Banguera

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Personal information
Full name	Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso
Date of birth	(1985-12-16) December 16, 1985
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Barcelona
Number	1
Youth career
2003-2004	ESPOLI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004-2008	ESPOLI	107	(0)
2009-	Barcelona	265	(3)
International career‡
2008-	Ecuador	27	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2014

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Banguera and the second or maternal family name is Valdivieso.

Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born December 16, 1985 in Guayaquil, Ecuador), known as Máximo Banguera, is a goalkeeper who plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A and the Ecuador national team.

International career

He was the starting goalkeeper for the Ecuadorian national team when Alexander Dominguez was injured before the Brasil World Cup. Banguera was called up to play against Mexico on November 2008. He played all of the ninety minutes and performed well.

After Marcelo Elizaga's retirement following the 2011 Copa America, Banguera was consolidated as the first choice Goalkeeper for Ecuador. Due to injuries, he was only able to start a few games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Eventually losing his starting spot to LDU Quito's Alexander Domínguez.

Due to his declining performances even before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was eventually replaced by Ecuadorian-naturalized Goalkeepers, Librado Azcona and Esteban Dreer. Subsequently Banguera was left out of the 2015 Copa America Squad.

Honors

Club

Barcelona

• Serie A (1): 2012

External links

• Máximo Banguera – Ecuadorian Football Federation player profile
• Máximo Banguera at National-Football-Teams.com