Gabriel Achilier

Gabriel Achilier

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Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Eduardo Achilier Zurita
Date of birth	(1985-03-24) March 24, 1985
Place of birth	Machala, Ecuador
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Emelec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	CD Oro	17	(4)
2003	Deportivo Cuenca	0	(0)
2004–2006	LDU Loja	90	(1)
2007–2008	Deportivo Azogues	64	(1)
2009–	Emelec	246	(9)
International career‡
2008–	Ecuador	36	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Gabriel Eduardo Achilier Zurita (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel atʃiˈljer]; born March 24, 1985) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Club Sport Emelec as a Defender.

Club career

Born in Machala, Achilier began his professional career in Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja. There, he established himself as one of the growing, future defender of the national team. In 2004, he left to join Deportivo Azogues.

In Azogues, he began to make a name for himself through his marvelous performances. Achilier helped Azogues qualify for the 2007 Liguilla Final of Ecuador's Serie A. Azogues did not win the tournament but did good overall. In 2008, however, Achilier matured more in the game but Azogues had a horrible season. Azogues was last in the table and did not do well in the second fase either. As a result, Achilier and Azogues were relegated down to the second division.

In November 2008, Achilier became Emelec's first offseason reinforcement. He was loaned with an option to buy.

In December 2009, Club Sport Emelec enforced its option to buy over the player and signed him on a 5-year contract, because of his great performances as a "problem solver" for the manager, being able to play in several different positions of the pitch when needed.

International career

Achilier was called up to represent Ecuador on May 27, 2008 against France.

Achievements

Club

CS Emelec

• Serie A: 2013, 2014, 2015

External links

• Gabriel Achilier at National-Football-Teams.com