Carlos Ernesto Ayala Amaya (born December 23, 1982) is a

Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvado ...

professional

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Club career

Ayala started his career at

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side

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, later renamed as Independiente Nacional 1906. He made his debut in the Premier Division with Chalatenango and joined Alianza in 2009.

International career

Ayala received his first call up to the

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in December 2008, after impressing head coach

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during the

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season where he finished as the league's leading scorer. He officially received his first cap on January 22, 2009 in a

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game against

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. He scored his first goal on January 24, 2009 in a

game against Belize national football team, Belize.

International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayala, Carlos 1982 births Living people People from San Salvador Department Men's association football forwards Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers A.D. Chalatenango footballers Alianza F.C. footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers