Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born 16 December 1985) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Delfín in the Ecuadorian Serie A and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Banguera attracted attention early in his career while playing for

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in the Ecuadorian Serie B. He then played with Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona from 2009 to 2019, making over 400 appearances and winning league titles in

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and

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. Banguera signed with El Nacional ahead of the 2020 season after 10 years with Barcelona. However, he failed to make an appearance for the club and served as a backup to

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. Banguera joined Delfín in September of that year. In September 2022, Banguera was given a three-game suspension for a physical altercation with Mushuc Runa player Franklin Carabalí.

International career

Bannguera won a gold medal with Ecuador at the

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. Banguera was called up to play against Mexico in November 2008. He played all of the ninety minutes and performed well. After

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's retirement following the

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, Banguera was consolidated as the first choice Goalkeeper for Ecuador. Due to injuries, he was only able to start a few games at the

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. Eventually losing his starting spot to Velez Sarfield's

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. Due to his declining performances even before the

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, he was eventually replaced by Ecuadorian-naturalized Goalkeepers, Librado Azcona and

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. Subsequently, Banguera was left out of the

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squad.

Honors

Club

Barcelona * Serie A:

References

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* * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Guayaquil Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers Association football goalkeepers C.D. ESPOLI footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers 2011 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2019 Copa América players Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in football {{Ecuador-footy-goalkeeper-stub