Marlon Ganchozo

Marlon Ganchozo

Personal information
Full name	Marlon Javier Ganchozo Santana
Date of birth	February 21, 1991 (1991-02-21) (age 20)
Place of birth	Vinces, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	LDU Quito
Number	54
Youth career
2006–2008	Alfaro Moreno
2009–2010	LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	LDU Quito	24	(1)
National team
2010–	Ecuador Under-20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 12, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ganchozo and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Marlon Javier Ganchozo Santana (born February 21, 1991 in Vinces, Los Ríos) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito.

Club career

Marlon Ganchozo began his career at the Alfaro Moreno Academia in Guayaquil. In 2009 he joined the youth ranks of LDU Quito and appeared in 24 matches for the Under-18 side. His play with the Under-18 side did not go unnoticed by manager Edgardo Bauza and Ganchozo was promoted to the senior side in 2010. ^[1]

Ganchozo quickly gained the trust of Bauza and earned a starting spot for the club. On April 4, 2010 in a league match played at Estadio Casa Blanca against longtime rival Barcelona which ended in a 0–0 draw, Ganchozo suffered a serious leg injury that sidelined him for two months.^[2] Upon recovering from his injury Ganchozo regained the form that made him one of the most promising players in Ecuadorean football. He scored his first goal for Liga on July 22, 2010 in the rematch against Barcelona helping his side to a 2–1 victory.^[3] After helping LDU Quito win the Second Stage of the 2010 Serie A, Ganchozo started both legs of the finals against Emelec helping his club to a 2–1 aggregate victory which proclaimed LDU Quito as national champion for the 10th time in its history.

International career

Ganchozo is a member of the Ecuador Under-20 national team.

Honors

LDU Quito

• Serie A: 2010

References

1. ^ http://www.futbolinmediato.com/index.php?module=Noticias&func=noticia&id=25547&umt=hoy_quito_los_juveniles_ponen_el_futbol
2. ^ http://www.ldu.com.ec/home/contenidos.php?id=36&identificaArticulo=837
3. ^ http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1066732&s=ecu&type=story

External links

• FEF card (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Ganchozo, Marlon
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Date of birth	February 21, 1991
Place of birth	Vinces, Los Ríos, Ecuador
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