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Máximo Banguera

Banguera with Barcelona in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso
Date of birth	(1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.87 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Naranja Mekánica
Youth career
2003–2004	ESPOLI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	ESPOLI	118	(0)
2009–2019	Barcelona	403	(4)
2020	El Nacional	0	(0)
2020–2023	Delfín	35	(0)
2021	→ Guayaquil City (loan)	18	(0)
2023-	Naranja Mekánica	0	(0)
National team‡
2008–2019	Ecuador	36	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2019. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019

Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born 16 December 1985) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Naranja Mekánica.

Club career

Banguera attracted attention early in his career while playing for ESPOLI in the Ecuadorian Serie B. He then played with Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona from 2009 to 2019, making over 400 appearances and winning league titles in 2012 and 2016.

Banguera signed with El Nacional ahead of the 2020 season after 10 years with Barcelona. However, he failed to make an appearance for the club and served as a backup to Johan Padilla. Banguera joined Delfín in September of that year.

In September 2022, Banguera was given a three-game suspension for a physical altercation with Mushuc Runa player Franklin Carabalí.

International career

Bannguera won a gold medal with Ecuador at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Banguera was called up to play against Mexico in 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 Velez Sarfield'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: 2012, 2016

Personal life

Banguera is the uncle of AFC Bournemouth youth players Malcom and Michael Dacosta.

See also

In Spanish: Máximo Banguera para niños