José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez (born 18 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emelec. He made his debut for Ecuador on 22 February 2017 in a match against the Honduras and scored the final goal in a 3–1 win.Ecuador vs. Honduras 3 - 1
In a recent poll Cevallos was elected the most promising Ecuadorian footballer to emerge from L.D.U. Quito.
Club career In January 2013, Cevallos signed a loan deal with Juventus, for two seasons with an option to buy. In July 2014, however, having not played a single professional game for Juventus, Cevallos left the club to return to Ecuador. Cevallos did play in around 14 unofficial matches for Juventus at youth levels or in unofficial friendlies.
On 30 January 2018, Cevallos Jr. signed a contract for 4,5 years at Belgian side Lokeren. The transfer fee was estimated around $1.2 million (€1 million). Cevallos Jr. turned down several local offers. Even an offer from Argentine club Independiente. Cevallos Jr. preferred to develop his skills in Europe.
International career Cevallos made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against Honduras. Cevallos came on as a substitute with 21 minutes to go and also scored the last goal of the match in the 82 minute.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsL.D.U. Quito2010Ecuadorian Serie A00———002011101—10—1112012358———3582014190———19020154412—60—501220164010—52—45122017356—4122419Total18337—1632220142Juventus Primavera (loan)2012–13Campionato Primavera 140———402013–14141—4040221Total181—4040261Lokeren2017–18Belgian Pro League51——1161672018–1923421——2552019–20Challenger Pro League10———10Total29521—1164212Portimonense (loan)2019–20Primeira Liga70——2090Emelec2020Ecuadorian Serie A3013—41—34142021266—51103272022256—71—3272023253—111—364Total10628—2741013432Aktobe2024Kazakhstan Premier League7120——91Career Total350724147720842188 Notes
International goals Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 22 February 2017 Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador 3–1 3–1 Friendly 2. 12 October 2018 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 3–4 3–4 Friendly
Personal life Cevallos is the son of Ecuadorian goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos, who made 89 appearances for the national team and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Aside from his well known father, Cevallos' family includes his mother Rossi Enríquez, his older brother Francisco Andrés (born 1994) and his younger brothers José Gabriel (born 2000) and Matias (born 2011).
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