Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Colombia national team.

Club career

On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey signed Chará from

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. He was the fifth Colombian in the present tournament joining his compatriots

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, Dorlan Pabon as well as

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and

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who just joined the team. In June 2015 Chará was loaned to

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where they became League Champions. Atlético Nacional wanted to extend Chará's contract but on December 17, 2015,

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agreed to signed Chará in a six-month loan deal from

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Atlético Junior

In July 2017, Chará signed for

. He scored 13 goals in 28 games in his first season at Barranquilla, helping Junior win the 2017 Copa Colombia.

Atlético Mineiro

On June 12, 2018, Chará joined Brazilian club

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on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €5 million.

Portland Timbers

On January 2, 2020, Chará joined

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club

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as a Designated Player. It was the first time since his brother

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left

in 2011 that they had been at the same club.

International career

On October 3, 2014, Chará was called up to the Colombian senior team, for the first time, by manager

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for the team's

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against

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and

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. On August 31, 2017, he made his official debut with Colombia playing an away game against

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. On his third match with the Colombian senior team against

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, he assisted and quickly became a more important player for the Colombian senior team. In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the

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in Russia. However, he did not make the final cut to 23.

Personal life

Chará's two brothers are also professional football players. Luis Felipe plays for

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of the

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and

for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chará goal.''

Honours

Deportes Tolima *

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Atlético Nacional * Primera A: 2015–II Junior *

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Portland Timbers * MLS is Back

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chara, Yimmi 1991 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Centauros Villavicencio footballers Deportes Tolima footballers C.F. Monterrey players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Atlético Junior footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Footballers from Cali Men's association football forwards Portland Timbers players Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players Portland Timbers 2 players USL Championship players 2021 Copa América players Chará family