Gabriel Corozo

Gabriel Eduardo Corozo Vásquez (born 5 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays for Gibraltar Football League club Lincoln Red Imps. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre back and defensive midfielder.

Gabriel Corozo
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Eduardo Corozo Vásquez
Date of birth (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Number 27
Youth career
2005–2012 Academía Alfaro Moreno
2012 → LDU Quito (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Academía Alfaro Moreno 0 (0)
2012 → LDU Quito (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 LDU Quito 48 (0)
2014 Udinese 0 (0)
2014–2018 Granada B 80 (0)
2017–2018 → Elche (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 Cádiz B 0 (0)
2020 LDU Portoviejo 6 (0)
2021 C.D. Olmedo 13 (0)
2021-2022 Delfín 8 (0)
2022 Orense 20 (0)
2023– Lincoln Red Imps 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corozo and the second or maternal family name is Vásquez.

Club career

Born in Guayaquil, Corozo joined Academía Alfaro Moreno in 2005, aged ten.[2] In 2012, he moved to LDU Quito, in a season-long loan deal.

Corozo made his professional debut on 25 November 2012, replacing Ángel Cheme in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away win against CD Olmedo.[3] He appeared in two further matches during the campaign, and was later bought outright.

Corozo scored his first senior goal on 15 September 2013, netting his side's second in a 3–1 win at CSyD Macará.[4] He was an ever-present figure in the season, contributing with 40 appearances.

On 18 December 2013, Corozo signed a deal with Udinese Calcio, buying 25% of Corozo's sports rights.[5] He would join Udinese for the second half of 2014. However, on 25 July 2014 he and LDU teammate Kevin Mercado joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[6]

On 11 August 2017, Corozo joined Elche CF, still in the third level.[7]

Cádiz CF B announced on 21 August 2019, that Corozo had joined the club on a one-year contract with an option for one further year.[8] However, the club announced on 18 January 2020, that his contract had been terminated.[9] Corozo didn't play any games for the club and was only called up to two league games, sitting on the bench on both occasions.

International career

Corozo has been called up by Ecuador national team coach Reinaldo Rueda on a few occasions including Friendlies and CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers. He has yet to make his debut for the senior team.

References
  1. Gabriel Corozo - Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  2. Alfaro les da 'la patada' de la suerte (Alfaro gives the 'lucky shot'); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Olmedo 0–1 LDU Quito; ESPN Deportes, 25 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Liga de Quito triunfa en Ambato ante Macará (Liga de Quito triumphs in Ambato against Macará); Futbolizados, 15 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Gabriel Corozo irá al Udinese, Mercado cerca del Granada, mifutbolecuador.futbol, 18 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Mercado y Corozo se incorporan a la pretemporada del filial (Mercado and Corozo added to the reserves' pre-season) Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Granada CF, 25 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. OFICIAL | Corozo, otro refuerzo para el Elche C.F. (OFFICIAL | Corozo, another addition to Elche C.F.); Elche CF, 11 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. GABRIEL COROZO SE COMPROMETE CON EL CÁDIZ B, cadizfc.com, 21 August 2019
  9. abriel Corozo rescinde su contrato con el Cádiz CF “B”, ecuagol.com, 18 January 2020
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