Gerson Chávez

Professional footballer (born 2000)

Gerson Chávez
Personal information
Full name	Gerson Aldaír Chávez Suazo^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24)^[1]
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Real España
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2017	Real España
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Real España	36	(0)
2021	→ LA Galaxy II (loan)	2	(0)
International career^‡
2017	Honduras U17	9	(0)
2018–2019	Honduras U20	9	(1)
2018	Honduras U21	3	(0)
2022–	Honduras	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2021

Gerson Aldaír Chávez Suazo (born 31 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Honduran Liga Nacional club Real España and the Honduras national team

Career

Chávez graduated from the in 2017, making his debut for the club as a 77th-minute substitute during a 2–0 win over Juticalpa on 7 December 2017.^[2]^[3]

On 13 August 2021, Chávez moved on loan to USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.^[4] He made two appearances for the team before returning to Real España at the end of the season.^[5]

International career

Chávez has represented Honduras at under-17, under-20 and under-21 level, including at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India 2017 and in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Poland 2019.^[3]

Honours

Real España

Honduran Liga Nacional: Apertura 2017

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
^ "Real España vs. Juticalpa - 7 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
^ ^a ^b Witty, Edgar. "Gerson Chávez deja el Real España y firma por el LA Galaxy de Estados Unidos en calidad de préstamo". www.diez.hn.
^ "LA Galaxy acquire Gerson Chávez on loan from RCD España | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
^ Roca, Gustavo. "Nuevo fichaje: Real España confirma el regreso del costarricense Heyreel Saravia para el Clausura-2022". www.diez.hn.