Michael Estrada
Personal information
Full name Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2012 Patria
2013–2014 Macará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Macará 72 (22)
2016 El Nacional 40 (18)
2017–2018 Independiente del Valle 55 (18)
2019 Macará 29 (17)
2020– Toluca 60 (13)
2022 → D.C. United (loan) 16 (4)
2022–2023 → Cruz Azul (loan) 24 (3)
2023–2024 → CSKA Sofia (loan) 17 (4)
International career‡
2017– Ecuador 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2022

Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez (born 7 April 1996) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuador national team.

Career

Club

Estrada started his career with Macará, making his senior debut in the Ecuadorian Serie A on 10 March 2013 in a 1–0 loss against Barcelona.[2] After three seasons with Macara's first team, Estrada joined El Nacional. He made his debut on 7 February 2016, scoring in a 2–1 win over Barcelona.[3]

In December 2019, Estrada joined Liga MX side Toluca.[4]

On 8 February 2022, Estrada moved to Major League Soccer side D.C. United on a season-long loan.[5] Estrada debuted for United's 2022 season opener against Charlotte FC on 26 February, scoring 2 goals in the 3–0 win.[6] In August, Estrada and the club mutually terminated the loan, and he returned to Toluca after scoring four goals in 16 league appearances.[7]

Shortly thereafter, Estrada joined Cruz Azul on a year-long loan with an option to buy.[8] He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 defeat to Tijuana.[9]

International

On 14 November, Estrada was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] He would start in the opening match of the group stage, a 2–0 win over Qatar.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Macará 2013 Ecuadorian Serie A 6 0 — — — 6 0
2014[13] Ecuadorian Serie B 27 9 — — — 27 9
2015[13] Ecuadorian Serie B 39 13 — — — 39 13
Total 72 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 22
El Nacional 2016 Ecuadorian Serie A 40 18 — — — 40 18
Independiente del Valle 2017 Ecuadorian Serie A 31 15 — 4[b] 2 — 35 17
2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 24 3 — 2[b] 0 — 26 3
Total 55 18 0 0 6 2 0 0 61 20
Macará 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 29 17 2 0 4[c] 3 — 35 20
Toluca 2019–20 Liga MX 7 2 6 4 — — 13 6
2020–21 Liga MX 37 11 — — — 37 11
2021–22 Liga MX 16 0 — — — 16 0
2022–23 Liga MX 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 60 13 6 4 0 0 0 0 66 17
D.C. United (loan) 2022 MLS 16 4 1 0 — — 17 4
Cruz Azul (loan) 2022–23 Liga MX 24 3 — — 0 0 24 3
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2023–24 First League 17 4 1 0 1 0 — 19 4
Career total 313 99 10 4 11 5 0 0 334 108
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Ecuador, Copa MX, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 28 March 2023[14]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2017 3 0
2019 5 1
2020 4 3
2021 15 3
2022 12 1
2023 2 0
Total 41 8
List of international goals scored by Michael Estrada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2019 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador  Bolivia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 13 October 2020 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador  Uruguay 2–0 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 3–0
4 17 November 2020 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador  Colombia 3–0 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 29 March 2021 Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Sangolquí, Ecuador  Bolivia 2–0 2–1 Friendly
6 2 September 2021 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador  Paraguay 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 7 October 2021 Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador  Bolivia 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 1 February 2022 Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru  Peru 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Barcelona 1–0 Macará". Soccerway. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "El Nacional 2–1 Barcelona". Int.soccerway.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Hay tercer refuerzo" (in Spanish). Toluca FC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "D.C. United Sign Ecuador Forward Michael Estrada on a Season-long Loan". Dcunited.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ Quillen, Ian Nicholas (26 February 2022). "Recap: DC United 3, Charlotte FC 0". MLS. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Michael Estrada exits DC United, returns to Toluca". MLS. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Cruz Azul: Michael Estrada será nuevo refuerzo de la Máquina" [Cruz Azul: Michael Estrada will be a new reinforcement of the Machine]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ^ Sinchire, Alexis (17 August 2022). "Michael Estrada debutó con el Cruz Azul" [Michael Estrada debuted with Cruz Azul]. Bendito Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Ecuador, el último en entregar la lista de los 26 jugadores convocados para la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022" [Ecuador, the last to deliver the list of the 26 players summoned for the Qatar World Cup 2022]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. ^ Michael Estrada at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Michael Estrada". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Ficha del jugador: Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez" [Player profile: Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez]. Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  14. ^ Michael Estrada at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata

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