José Andrés Hurtado Cheme (born 23 December 2001) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a

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for the Brazilian Série A club

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and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Hurtado made his senior debut with

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...

in a 0–0

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tie with Delfín on 2 November 2019. He formally joined the Independiente del Valle senior team on 10 February 2021.

International career

Hurtado was called up to represent the

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at the 2021 Copa America. He made his debut on 5 September 2021 in a

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against

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, a 0–0 home draw. He started the game and was substituted after 57 minutes.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurtado, Jose 2001 births Living people People from Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas Province Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Ecuador men's international footballers Independiente del Valle footballers Red Bull Bragantino players Ecuadorian Serie A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players 2021 Copa América players 2024 Copa América players Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen