Luis Alí

Luis Alberto Alí Vega (born 17 April 1994) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a forward for Club Bolívar.

Luis Alí
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Alí Vega[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994[1]
Place of birth La Paz, Bolivia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bolívar
Youth career
Huracán
La Paz
Lleida
2010–2012 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Osasuna B 23 (1)
2013–2014 → Erri-Berri (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2017 Bolívar 9 (1)
2015–2017 → San José (loan) 65 (18)
2017–2018 Ponte Preta 2 (0)
2018 Hermannstadt 5 (0)
2019– Bolívar 2 (0)
National team‡
2017– Bolivia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2018

Club career

Born in La Paz, Alí represented Argentinian club Club Atlético Huracán, La Paz F.C., Spanish club UE Lleida as a youth, before switching to the academy of CA Osasuna on 5 July 2010. While at Lleida, he was a target of Real Madrid, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and FC Barcelona.[2] He scored his first goal for the reserves in a 2–1 defeat against Racing de Santander B.[3] In 2013, he was loaned out to Erri-Berri.[4]

In 2014, Alí signed for Bolivian club Club Bolívar and was loaned off to Club Deportivo San José after being found surplus; scoring a career best of 14 goals in the 2016–17 season.[5]

Alí moved abroad and signed for Brazilian club Ponte Preta on 10 July 2017.[6] On 20 August 2017, he made his first team debut in a 2–1 home win against Botafogo, replacing Lucca in the 77th minute.[7]

Alí re-joined Club Bolívar for the 2019 season.[8]

Honours
Bolívar

References
  1. "Luis Alí". Ponte Preta. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. "Osasuna ficha para el Juvenil a Luis Alí, delantero boliviano del Lleida [Osasuna signs for the Juvenile to Luis Alí, Bolivian striker from Lleida]" (in Spanish). Navarra Sport. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. "Osasuna B - Racing Santander B". Footlive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. "Nueva incorporación al equipo da 3° [New incorporation for the 3rd team]" (in Spanish). Erri-Berri. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. "Luis Alí é o nome dele: conheça o boliviano que vai reforçar a Ponte Preta [Luis Ali is his name: meet the Bolivian who will strengthen the Black Bridge]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. "Ponte Preta hace oficial el fichaje de Alí [Ponte Preta makes the signing of Ali official]" (in Spanish). Diez. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. "Luis Alí debuta en Ponte Preta de Brasil [Luis Ali debuts at Ponte Preta in Brazil]" (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  8. Luis Alí at Soccerway, soccerway.com
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