He came up in Tiro Federal, in Argentina he played in San Lorenzo and then he went to Europe. Although he is a declared fan of Central and always said that he dreams of playing in Arroyito, he will sign with his sixth team away from the city. And it will be the Getafe of Spain.
This is Ezequiel Ávila, a powerful forward who in recent days has allegedly sounded close to Boca but who will continue playing in Europe.
Ávila, Chimy, is a Betis player, although he has played little for quite some time because the team’s coach, the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, hardly takes him into account.
At Betis he played 52 games since mid-2023: he scored five goals and gave four assists in League games and international cups. In addition, he was cautioned 13 times and sent off twice.
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Chimy Ávila’s career
Chimy Ávila appeared in Tiro Federal when the Rosario team was in the National B, in 2010. In 2014 he moved to San Lorenzo, where he played 30 games and scored two goals. And in 2017 he went to Europe.
He first played for Huesca and in 2019 he moved to Osasuna, the club where he performed best. There he played 123 games in five seasons and scored 28 goals.
His next destination was Betis, where until now he shared a squad with Giovani Lo Celso. At first he played often, but little by little he began to play less and in recent times his participation in the team was almost non-existent.
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The dream of playing in Central
In mid-2025, when there was talk of the possibility of his brother Gastón coming to Central, Chimy repeated something he had already said before: that his dream was to play for Arroyito. The possibility was not even close, but the forward never gives up on that dream.
Now Betis will loan him to Getafe until the end of the 2025/26 season. It helps for Rosario, because maybe he can add minutes. Additionally, his new team will have the option to buy him once the loan expires.
