Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Junior and the Colombia national team.
Club career On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey signed Chará from Deportes Tolima. He was the fifth Colombian in the present tournament joining his compatriots Stefan Medina, Dorlan Pabon as well as Alexander Mejía and Edwin Cardona who just joined the team. In June 2015 Chará was loaned to Atlético Nacional where they became League Champions. Atlético Nacional wanted to extend Chará's contract but on December 17, 2015, Dorados de Sinaloa agreed to signed Chará in a six-month loan deal from Monterrey.
Atlético Junior In July 2017, Chará signed for Atlético Junior. 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 Atlético Mineiro on a five-year contract for a reported fee of €5 million.
Portland Timbers On January 2, 2020, Chará joined MLS club Portland Timbers as a Designated Player. It was the first time since his brother Diego left Deportes Tolima 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 José Néstor Pekerman for the team's friendlies against El Salvador and Canada. On August 31, 2017, he made his official debut with Colombia playing an away game against Venezuela. On his third match with the Colombian senior team against Paraguay, 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 2018 World Cup 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 Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División and Diego for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTolima2010Categoría Primera A30———30201160———602012347—30—37720134110—81—49112014351111——3612Total11928111110013130Monterrey2014–15Liga MX11173——1842016–173436431—438Total45413731006112Atlético Nacional (loan)2015Categoría Primera A24520——265Dorados (loan)2015–16Liga MX161———161Atlético Junior2017Categoría Primera A18112082—28132018114—102—216Total291520184004919Atlético Mineiro2018Série A221———22120191834216381469Total40442163816810Career total2735722104898128367
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsColombia201420201740201831201910202140202220Total161
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chará goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Yimmi CharáNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 September 2018 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States 2–1 2–1 Friendly
Honours Deportes Tolima Copa Colombia: 2014
Atlético Nacional Primera A: 2015–II
Junior Copa Colombia: 2017 Categoría Primera A: 2025–II
Portland Timbers MLS is Back
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