The fact that his name appears in the Spanish and Italian press does not detract from the focus Allen Obando Iowa (16 years old). Emerald batsman, from the record of Barcelona SC, has focused his attention on the final stages of his youth training as a yellow youth team and on taking every opportunity in the first team that coach Fabián Bustos gives him. His transfer abroad, preferably to Spain, is understood to be a harvest of what he sows in his new phase as a “jewel” for Barcelona. the newspaper AS he said in April that the sale of Oband to Europe should not take long, while Tuttomercato linked him with City Football Group and Italian Serie A sides while playing in the 2023 South American U-17 tournament in Ecuador. Valley Independent today they must be very sorry that they did not discover the talent when the boy from the green province took the entrance tests for the black and blue courses. Pure gold born in the womb Club Tolita Sport.
Where does your dream of becoming a soccer player begin?
In La Victoria (Esmeraldas). I trained on a small field near my house. That’s where I started. Before going to Barcelona SC Esmeraldas, I was at the Tolita Sport school.
Do you remember the name of your first coach?
Abelardo. We called him Don Abe… I don’t remember his last name very well.
Was he always a scorer, always a striker?
Yes, a striker and sometimes a left winger, but always a striker.
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We know that before you joined Barcelona SC Esmeraldas you tried to join Independiente del Valle, was it your own decision or your father’s?
That was my decision. My dad was also there because he followed me everywhere. Things didn’t work out and I had to go back to Esmeralda. He was in Tolita Sport at that time. First I went to do the tests in Borbón (Esmeraldas), they looked at me, and from there they told me that I had to go to do the tests in Quito. There were several filters.
As revealed by Carlos Alfaro Moreno (President of Barcelona SC), his father asked for a club pass. Was the intention to leave the country or change the team within the country?
I had almost no influence on it, it was more my dad. I just played and trained.
What was it like to be an athlete under the guidance of Professor Peter Angulo in Barcelona SC Esmeraldas?
Calm Alen to do things, on the field he always pays attention to the opponent, the defense. From all the years that I could see, I was always in good shape, that is, at the moment of scoring goals, always in anticipation of the game and all that.
How are you perceived by the Barcelona SC school?
There was a championship for which they called me from Barcelona SC Esmeraldas to play.
Have you seen his skills at Tolita Sports?
Clean. The matches played by Tolita Sport and Barcelona SC Esmeraldas were considered classics. The games were close. Then they saw me and Peter Angulo talked to my dad that he wanted to take me to Santo Domingo.
Until he arrived in Guayaquil at the age of 10 and joined the youth teams of Barcelona SC… The numbers in his youth show his prowess in front of goal, but the COVID-19 pandemic partially interrupted his good streak.
I trained in my house (Esmeraldas) like all the players around the world via Zoom. I prepared myself physically by doing exercises, but also mentally so that I wouldn’t be sad.
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What is your memory of Jorge Célic the day he made his professional debut with Barcelona?
He told me that the most important thing when I enter the field is to enjoy myself, to forget about the things that are happening outside.
Do you want to show this goal power in your blood also in the under-19s or directly with Fabián Bustos?
In the First League. I want to show it everywhere and for it to be in the First League.
He said that he is calm before what the European press publishes, but it is known that life offers him several phases. When would you like to go abroad?
When my contract here in Barcelona expires, when I’m 18 years old.
If Kendry Páez goes to Chelsea, where would you like to go?
Any team in Europe, anywhere but Europe. To FC Barcelona, at Camp Nou.
And won’t you miss the opportunity to continue sharing with the talented under-17 generation?
Yes… It’s a good generation. There is a good understanding between teammates and that is important.
Does the group have the key to achieve a team understanding like you showed in the U-17 South American or is it simply talent?
Maybe there’s talent, but this goes beyond… it’s the understanding, the relationship you have.
Do they feel nice together?
Yes, within the playing field yes.
What is Kendry Paez like?
As a football player, he is a creative player, very creative. Sometimes when you have you don’t know what you’re going to do, things you can’t imagine.
Was it in the 2-2 draw against Brazil, in Guayaquil, when this U-17 team got involved and was convinced of the idea of the game?
Yes, and that had a lot to do with what I typed. The match was practically over, the page was turned and we could go higher, equalize.
Do you foresee that same team playing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup or are some players seen at the U-20 World Cup?
God willing and everything will be fine, I hope.
Without meaning to insult the other teams, is this U-17 team led by Diego Martínez better than the others in Ecuador?
I think so, because of how we play. We deserved the title. But things didn’t turn out the way we wanted.
Is there a chance for a World Cup title?
If we set out for the title, we will achieve it, but everything works out.
Mentally, what is the under-17 team like?
Totally focused because we are always united, whether we are losing the game or winning. We unite more when we lose because it hurts. In practice, we are focused and clear on the goal.
It was a round year for you.
That.
How do you plan to finish it?
Im giving my best. God willing, I hope to be at the U-20 World Cup. Making a good impression and fulfilling my role and scoring goals is what gives me strength.
And with Barcelona SC, do you see how you will end the season?
God willing, yes.
How is it described?
As a quiet person, I’m not one to talk a lot.
And as an athlete?
Striker who goes higher, powerful.
Have you thought about continuing your university studies?
I already have one year of Basic left. My specialization is trade and sales. At university, I would like to study business administration, in a modality that offers me time to continue playing football.
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Source: Eluniverso
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