Máximo Banguera

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Máximo Banguera

| image = Banguera Barcelona-Deportivo Cuenca (15613464830).jpg

| caption = Banguera with Barcelona in 2014

| fullname = Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|12|16}}

| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Naranja Mekánica

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2004

| youthclubs1 = ESPOLI

| years1 = 2004–2008

| clubs1 = ESPOLI

| caps1 = 118

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2019

| clubs2 = Barcelona

| caps2 = 403

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = El Nacional

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2023

| clubs4 = Delfín

| caps4 = 35

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → Guayaquil City (loan)

| caps5 = 18

| goals5 = 0

| clubs6 = Naranja Mekánica

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years6 = 2023-

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2019

| nationalteam1 = Ecuador

| nationalcaps1 = 36

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 10 August 2019

| ntupdate = 26 March 2019

}}

Máximo Orlando Banguera Valdivieso (born 16 December 1985) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Naranja Mekánica.

Club career

Banguera attracted attention early in his career while playing for ESPOLI in the Ecuadorian Serie B.{{cite news|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/futbol-nacional/barcelona/maximo-banguera-arquero-ecuador-barcelona.html|title=Máximo Banguera pasó de ser un arquero serio a uno ridículo|work=Bendito Fútbol|first=Santiago|last=Guerrero Vinueza|date=5 November 2014|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}} He then played with Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona from 2009 to 2019,{{cite news|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2020/12/17/nota/8231782/maximo-banguera-reclama-ocho-letras-vencidas-barcelona-sc/|title=Máximo Banguera reclama ocho letras vencidas a Barcelona SC|work=El Universo|date=17 December 2020|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}} making over 400 appearances and winning league titles in 2012 and 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/jugada/maximo-banguera-mi-palabra-el-nacional/|title=Máximo Banguera: “ya le di mi palabra a El Nacional”|work=Primicias|date=27 December 2019|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}}

Banguera signed with El Nacional ahead of the 2020 season after 10 years with Barcelona. However, he failed to make an appearance for the club and served as a backup to Johan Padilla.{{cite news|url=https://www.benditofutbol.com/nacional/guardameta-maximo-banguera-nacional-delfin.html|title=El guardameta Máximo Banguera se fue de El Nacional y jugará en el Delfín de Manta |work=Bendito Fútbol|date=18 September 2020|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/jugada/maximo-banguera-nuevo-refuerzo-delfin/|title=Máximo Banguera deja El Nacional y es nuevo refuerzo de Delfín|work=Prmicias|date=18 September 2020|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}} Banguera joined Delfín in September of that year.

In September 2022, Banguera was given a three-game suspension for a physical altercation with Mushuc Runa player Franklin Carabalí.{{cite news|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/maximo-banguera-delfin-mushuc-runa.html|title=Así fue la pelea entre Máximo Banguera y Franklin Carabalí en el Jocay|work=El Comercio|date=26 September 2022|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/fanatico/1/maximo-banguera-no-podra-jugar-las-proximas-tres-fechas|title=Máximo Banguera no podrá jugar las próximas tres fechas|work=El Telégrafo|date=28 September 2022|access-date=13 December 2022|language=es}}

International career

Bannguera won a gold medal with Ecuador at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Banguera was called up to play against Mexico in November 2008. He played all of the ninety minutes and performed well.

After Marcelo Elizaga's retirement following the 2011 Copa América, Banguera was consolidated as the first choice Goalkeeper for Ecuador. Due to injuries, he was only able to start a few games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Eventually losing his starting spot to Velez Sarfield's Alexander Domínguez.

Due to his declining performances even before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was eventually replaced by Ecuadorian-naturalized Goalkeepers, Librado Azcona and Esteban Dreer. Subsequently, Banguera was left out of the 2015 Copa América squad.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#dddddd" align="center" !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|rowspan="6"\|ESPOLI
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2005 \| 32	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 32	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2006 \| 23	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 23	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2007 \| 37	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 37	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2008 \| 26	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 26	0
bgcolor="#efefef" align="center" ! Total ! 118	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 118	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|rowspan="13"\|Barcelona
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2009 \| 33	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 33	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2010 \| 41	1	colspan="2"
\| 4	0	45	1
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2011 \| 39	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 39	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2012 \| 33	1	colspan="2"
\| 6	0	39	1
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \| align="center"\|2013 \|39	0	colspan="2"
\| 5	0	44	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|align="center"\|2014 \| 41	1	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 41	1
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|align="center"\|2015 \| 39	0	colspan="2"
\| 6	0	45	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|align="center"\|2016 \| 41	1	colspan="2"
\| 2	0	43	1
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|align="center"\|2017 \| 40	0	colspan="2"
\| 12	0	52	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|align="center"\|2018 \| 43	0	colspan="2"
\| 1	0	44	0
bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" \|align="center"\|2019 \| 14	0	colspan="2"
\| colspan="2"
\| 14	0
bgcolor="#efefef" align="center" ! Total ! 403	4	colspan="2"
\| 36	0	439	4
bgcolor="#efefef" align="center" !colspan="2"\|Total ! 521	4	colspan="2"
\| 36	0	557	4

Honors

Barcelona

Serie A: 2012, 2016

Personal life

Banguera is the uncle of AFC Bournemouth youth players Malcom and Michael Dacosta.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/teams/under%2018s/malcom-dacosta-gonzalez|title=Malcom Dacosta Gonzalez|website=AFC Bournemouth}}