Michael Estrada
Personal information
Full name Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996[1]
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
CSKA Sofia
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2012 Patria
2013–2014 Macará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Macará 72 (22)
2016 El Nacional 40 (18)
2017–2018 Independiente del Valle 55 (18)
2019 Macará 29 (17)
2020– Toluca 60 (13)
2022D.C. United (loan) 16 (4)
2022–2023Cruz Azul (loan) 24 (3)
2023–CSKA Sofia (loan) 17 (4)
International career
2017– Ecuador 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2022

Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez (born 7 April 1996) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, on loan from Toluca, and the Ecuador national team.

Career

Club

Estrada started his career with Macará, making his senior debut in the Ecuadorian Serie A on 10 March 2013 in a 1–0 loss against Barcelona.[2] After three seasons with Macara's first team, Estrada joined El Nacional. He made his debut on 7 February 2016, scoring in a 2–1 win over Barcelona.[3]

In December 2019, Estrada joined Liga MX side Toluca.[4]

On 8 February 2022, Estrada moved to Major League Soccer side D.C. United on a season-long loan.[5] Estrada debuted for United's 2022 season opener against Charlotte FC on 26 February, scoring 2 goals in the 3–0 win.[6] In August, Estrada and the club mutually terminated the loan, and he returned to Toluca after scoring four goals in 16 league appearances.[7]

Shortly thereafter, Estrada joined Cruz Azul on a year-long loan with an option to buy.[8] He made his debut on 17 August in a 2–1 defeat to Tijuana.[9]

International

On 14 November, Estrada was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] He would start in the opening match of the group stage, a 2–0 win over Qatar.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Macará 2013 Ecuadorian Serie A 6060
2014[13] Ecuadorian Serie B 279279
2015[13] Ecuadorian Serie B 39133913
Total 72220000007222
El Nacional 2016 Ecuadorian Serie A 40184018
Independiente del Valle 2017 Ecuadorian Serie A 31154[lower-alpha 2]23517
2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 2432[lower-alpha 2]0263
Total 55180062006120
Macará 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 2917204[lower-alpha 3]33520
Toluca 2019–20 Liga MX 7264136
2020–21 Liga MX 37113711
2021–22 Liga MX 160160
2022–23 Liga MX 0000
Total 60136400006617
D.C. United (loan) 2022 MLS 16410174
Cruz Azul (loan) 2022–23 Liga MX 24300243
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2023–24 First League 1741010194
Career total 3139910411500334108
  1. Includes the Copa Ecuador, Copa MX, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 28 March 2023[14]
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201730
201951
202043
2021153
2022121
202320
Total418
List of international goals scored by Michael Estrada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 September 2019Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador Bolivia1–03–0Friendly
213 October 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Uruguay2–04–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
33–0
417 November 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Colombia3–06–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
529 March 2021Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Sangolquí, Ecuador Bolivia2–02–1Friendly
62 September 2021Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Paraguay2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
77 October 2021Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador Bolivia1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
81 February 2022Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru Peru1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Barcelona 1–0 Macará". Soccerway. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. "El Nacional 2–1 Barcelona". Int.soccerway.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. "Hay tercer refuerzo" (in Spanish). Toluca FC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. "D.C. United Sign Ecuador Forward Michael Estrada on a Season-long Loan". Dcunited.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. Quillen, Ian Nicholas (26 February 2022). "Recap: DC United 3, Charlotte FC 0". MLS. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. "Michael Estrada exits DC United, returns to Toluca". MLS. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. "Cruz Azul: Michael Estrada será nuevo refuerzo de la Máquina" [Cruz Azul: Michael Estrada will be a new reinforcement of the Machine]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. Sinchire, Alexis (17 August 2022). "Michael Estrada debutó con el Cruz Azul" [Michael Estrada debuted with Cruz Azul]. Bendito Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. "Ecuador, el último en entregar la lista de los 26 jugadores convocados para la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022" [Ecuador, the last to deliver the list of the 26 players summoned for the Qatar World Cup 2022]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. Michael Estrada at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  12. "Michael Estrada". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Ficha del jugador: Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez" [Player profile: Michael Steveen Estrada Martínez]. Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  14. Michael Estrada at National-Football-Teams.com
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