Gabriel Omar Carabalí Quiñonez (born June 12, 1997), known as Omar Carabalí, is a footballer who plays as goalkeeper for

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on loan from Colo-Colo. Born in Ecuador, Carabalí represents Chile internationally.

Career

Colo-Colo

On 2013, he arrived to Colo-Colo from Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle. He signed his first contract as professional player on 2015 at the age of 18 years being only considered as a substitute on some matches.

San Luis (loan)

He was loaned to San Luis de Quillota for all 2020 season.

Unión La Calera (loan)

For the

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, Carabalí was loaned to Unión La Calera.

Audax Italiano (loan)

In the second half of 2024, Carabalí was loaned out to

until the end of the season.

International career

He was called up for Ecuador U20 to play at the 2017 South American U20 Championship and 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, but he didn't play any match. So, after his nationalization by permanent residency according to

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, he decided to play for

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. He played four matches for

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at the 2020 Pre-Olympic Tournament, but Chile didn't advance to the second stage. He was later called up for a training ''microcycle'' by

's coach,

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. He received his first call up to the Chile senior team to play the

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matches against Uruguay and

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on 8 and 13 October 2020 respectively, but he didn't make his international debut at senior level.

Personal life

He is the son of Wilson Carabalí, a former Ecuadorian international footballer, and brother of Wilson Carabalí Jr., who came to Chile along with him looking for an opportunity in Chilean football too. Also, his father is the cousin of the former Ecuadorian international footballer

Héctor Carabalí Héctor Jhonny Carabalí Cevallos (born February 15, 1972) is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder who made 58 appearances for the Ecuador national team between 1992 and 1999. Club career At club level Carabalí was part of the Barcelona Sp ...

Honours

;Colo-Colo *

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(2): 2015-A, 2017-Transición * Copa Chile (2):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carabali, Omar Living people 1997 births Footballers from Guayaquil Chilean men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuador men's youth international footballers Ecuadorian emigrants to Chile Naturalized citizens of Chile Colo-Colo footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers Unión La Calera footballers Audax Italiano footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football goalkeepers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile