Gonzalo Valle
Squad number 22 · LDU Quito
Their 2026 World Cup
Gonzalo Valle travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Ecuador, wearing number 22, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Mexico 2-0.
The goalkeeping job went to H. Galíndez (4 matches, 360′).
Another 3 players in the Ecuador squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Ecuador team page.
Biography
Gonzalo Roberto Valle Bustamante (born 28 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ecuadorian Serie A side L.D.U. Quito and the Ecuador national team.
Club career From Riobamba, he joined Guayaquil City in 2014, making his first-team debut in 2017. He featured for the club in the Copa Sudamericana for the first time in March 2021. He joined L.D.U. Quito in January 2024. He made his debut in the Copa Sudamericana for Quito on 15 August 2024 against Club Atlético Lanús.
International career Valle was called-up to train with the Ecuador national team for the first time in August 2022. He was called-up again in October 2024. He made his debut for Ecuador, keeping a clean sheet, in a 0-0 draw in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Brazil on 5 June 2025. On 31 May 2026, Valle was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)