Luis Ovalle


Luis Carlos Ovalle Victoria is a Panamanian football defender who currently plays for C.D. Plaza Amador.

Club career

Ovalle came through the Sporting San Miguelito youth system and made his debut for their senior side in 2004. In 2008, he joined compatriot Felipe Baloy at Mexican side Monterrey only to return to Panama to play for Chorrillo and later for Sporting San Miguelito again. In June 2012, Sporting loaned him to Colombian club Patriotas Boyaca.
In January 2013, Ovalle crossed borders again when he joined compatriot Gabriel Torres at Venezuelan outfit Zamora.

International career

He was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada.
Ovalle made his senior debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.
In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

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