Ely Esterilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esterilla and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Ely Jair Esterilla Castro (born 6 February 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 9 de Octubre.

Ely Esterilla

Personal information
Full name	Ely Jair Esterilla Castro
Date of birth	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	9 de Octubre
Youth career
2005–2011	Rocafuerte
2012–2013	Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Rocafuerte	1	(1)
2014–	Barcelona SC	210	(34)
2020	→ CD Cuenca (loan)	3	(0)
2021–	Olmedo	0	(0)
International career
2013	Ecuador U-20	9	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2018

Club career

Rocafuerte

Born in Guayaquil, Esterilla joined Rocafuerte's youth setup in 2005.^[1] He made his first team debut in the 2010 campaign, in Serie B.

Santos Laguna

On 3 June 2012, Esterilla moved abroad and joined Liga MX side Santos Laguna, being assigned to the under-20 squad.^[2] He never appeared with the main squad during his spell, but won the 2013 Clausura tournament with the under-20s.^[3]

Barcelona SC

On 19 December 2013, Esterilla returned to his home country and joined Barcelona on a four-year contract.^[4] He made his professional debut the following 29 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for Federico Laurito in a 1–0 Serie A home win against Manta.

Esterilla scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2014, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home defeat of Independiente del Valle. On 27 March 2016, he scored a brace in a 5–0 home routing of L.D.U. Quito.

International career

Esterilla represented Ecuador at under-20 level, playing in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. On 2 October 2015, he was called up by the full side for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela,^[5] but withdrew due to injury three days later.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2019^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rocafuerte	2010[8]	Serie B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2011[8]		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2012[8]		8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	Subtotal		19	2	—		—		—		19	2
Barcelona	20145	Serie A	37	6	—		3[a]	0	—		40	6
	2015		31	7	—		5[b]	2	—		36	9
	2016		38	11	—		2[a]	0	—		40	11
	2017		27	1	—		8[b]	0	—		35	1
	2018		34	4	—		2[a]	0	—		36	4
	Subtotal		167	29	—		20	2	—		73	8
Career total			186	31	0	0	20	2	0	0	206	33

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores