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
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
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
Club
- 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
- As of match played 12 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
El Nacional
- Ecuadorian Serie B: 2022
Pachuca
References
- ^ "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
- 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