Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo (; born 11 August 1979) is an

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ian professional

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who plays for the

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in the

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. He previously played as a left winger for

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in the Ecuadorian league and in the Ecuador national team, primarily in left defense. He is the cousin of fellow footballer

Jaime Ayoví Jaime Javier Ayoví Corozo (; born 21 February 1988 in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Gençlerbirliği in the TFF First League. Club career Emelec Ayoví started at lower division club Paladín "S". In 20 ...

, who also plays in the Ecuador national team. He also holds Mexican citizenship.

Club career

Emelec

Ayoví was born in Camarones, Esmeraldas. He was transferred to

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from Emelec on 23 January 2002, for an undisclosed amount. Despite links to several European club sides, including

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, for whom he played two friendly matches, and Arminia Bielefeld, both of the

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, Ayoví remained on Barcelona's squad until 2006.

El Nacional

When he was transferred to El Nacional. In between contracts he has also played for the Al Wasl Club in Dubai, the UAE.

Monterrey

On 7 January 2009 rumors said that

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were interested in signing him. He was loaned to CF Monterrey shortly after, then made his debut on 6 February 2009 scoring his first goal on the 4th Week match against

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. On 29 March 2009 CF Monterrey took their option to purchase Ayoví after a spectacular game between

and

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. He renewed his Monterrey contract December 2011, with his future firmly set on the club.

Pachuca

On 15 July 2015, after two seasons with Pachuca, his former team came to terms and agreed to release Ayoví.

Dorados de Sinaloa

On 26 July 2015, it was confirmed that Ayoví had signed for newly ascended team, Dorados de Sinaloa, to join his compatriots Marcos Caicedo, Segundo Castillo, and Christian Suárez.

Return to Monterrey

On 9 December 2015, it was confirmed that Ayoví would be returning to the Rayados de Monterrey.

Monterrey Flash

In June 2022, Ayoví returned to professional football by signing with the

International career

Ayoví was called up to the final squad for the

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held in Japan and South Korea. Being one of the youngest members in that Ecuador team, he did not make an appearance in that tournament. He was a regular in the Ecuador national team that qualified for the

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in Germany but this time, surprisingly, he was not included in the final World Cup squad. He was, however, called up to participate in the 2007 Copa América and scored a free kick against Colombia in a pre-tournament friendly. His two appearances Copa América came as a substitute against

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and as a starter against

. Ayoví became an important fixture in the Ecuador side that is competing in the CONMEBOL 2010 World Cup qualifiers. He solidified his starting position with a double against neighbors

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in a 5–1 victory. On 11 June 2009, he scored against

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, leading Ecuador to a 2–0 win. During the CONMEBOL 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Ayoví played in all 16 of the qualifying games for Ecuador, helping the team to qualify for the tournament finals in Brazil. Ayoví went on to play in every minute of Ecuador's World Cup campaign, starting at left back in the team's three Group E matches. On 31 March 2015, Ayoví was

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for the 100th time by Ecuador in a 2–1 friendly loss to Argentina in

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. Later that year, he was included in Ecuador's squad for the

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and captained ''La Tri'' in the opening match of the tournament, a 2–0 loss to hosts

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in Santiago.

International goals

Honors

Club

Emelec *

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(2): 2001, 2002 El Nacional *

(1): 2006 Monterrey * Mexican Primera Division (2): Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010 * CONCACAF Champions League (3):

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, 2011–12,

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayovi, Walter 1979 births Living people People from Esmeraldas Canton Ecuadorian footballers Ecuadorian expatriate footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Al-Wasl F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players C.F. Pachuca players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers Monterrey Flash players Ecuador international footballers Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players 2001 Copa América players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players UAE Pro League players Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders FIFA Century Club Naturalized citizens of Mexico