Luis David Cangá Sánchez (born 18 June 1995) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays as a

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for Universidad Católica. Cangá has played the majority of his career in the

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

, appearing for

LDU Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria () is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their home games at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgad ...

, Delfín and Aucas. He also had a brief stint in Brazilian football where he turned out for

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in the

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, and Cangá also made 8 appearances for Australian

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club

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. Cangá has appeared at national team level for

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at underage and full international level.

Club career

Born in

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, Cangá joined

's youth setup in June 2009, just days shy of his 14th birthday. Promoted to the main squad for the 2014 season, he made his first team debut on 25 January of that year, starting in a 0–1

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away loss against

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. Cangá was a regular starter in his first senior campaign, and scored his first goal on 19 November 2014 by netting the opener in a 2–1 away win over

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. After a change in the club's tactics, he subsequently became a backup option, and was demoted to the reserve team in August 2017 due to indiscipline problems.

Delfín

On 22 December 2017, Cangá signed a three-year contract with fellow top tier side Delfín. An immediate first-choice, he scored his first goal for the club on 2 March 2019, in a 4–2 home success over Aucas.

Vasco da Gama

In 2022, Cangá signed a three-month contract with

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. He was released by the club after playing three times in the

Aucas

After returning to Ecuador, he signed for Aucas in June 2022. Cangá left Aucas in June 2024.

Perth Glory

Cangá joined Australian team

in September 2024. On 18 December 2024, Cangá was released from the club by mutual consent.

International career

Cangá represented

at under-17 and under-20 levels, playing in the

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with the former and the

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with the latter. On 27 August 2014, he was called up to the full side by manager Sixto Vizuete for two friendlies against

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and

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, after Jorge Guagua was injured. Cangá made his full international debut on 6 September 2014, starting in a 4–0 win over Bolivia at the

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canga, Luis 1995 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Men's association football defenders Ecuadorian Serie A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players L.D.U. Quito footballers Delfín S.C. footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Perth Glory FC players Ecuador men's youth international footballers Ecuador men's international footballers