José Francisco Cevallos

José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez (born 18 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emelec. He made his debut for Ecuador on 22 February 2017 in a match against the Honduras and scored the final goal in a 3–1 win.

In a recent poll Cevallos was elected the most promising Ecuadorian footballer to emerge from L.D.U. Quito.

Club career In January 2013, Cevallos signed a loan deal with Juventus, for two seasons with an option to buy. In July 2014, however, having not played a single professional game for Juventus, Cevallos left the club to return to Ecuador. Cevallos did play in around 14 unofficial matches for Juventus at youth levels or in unofficial friendlies.

On 30 January 2018, Cevallos Jr. signed a contract for 4,5 years at Belgian side Lokeren. The transfer fee was estimated around $1.2 million dollars (€1 million). Cevallos Jr. turned down several local offers. Even an offer from Argentine club Independiente. Cevallos Jr. preferred to develop his skills in Europe.

International career Cevallos made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against Honduras. Cevallos came on as a substitute with 21 minutes to go and also scored the last goal of the match in the 82 minute.

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