Mike Cevallos, the three-coloured striker who is emerging in Bulgaria

Mike Cephalos burst in Bulgarian footballIn his first experience in the first division championship. he Ecuadorean, 22 years old Arrived in July at Peru From that country, a club with which he finished third at the start of the tournament.

The striker scored twice in the last league match, against Slavia Sofia, a team that ended in a 3-0 victory. That was his first conquest with the Bulgarian club.

Before arriving in Bulgaria, Cevallos passed through four Spanish football teams, between the second and fifth categories of that football. And through the clubs Atletico Malagueno, St. Ravel, Ibiza and Grama, which are the clubs in which he played 86 matches and scored 23 goals between 2019 and 2023.

His beginnings in football were in Spain due to the circumstances of his life. cephalus, Born in GuayaquilHe immigrated to the European country when he was only 6 years old. In those few years he was in Ecuador, the striker said he played in the popular Bastion neighborhood and was also in the team. Alvaro Moreno AcademyWhere he was playing defense.

And because he became playing football as a form of entertainment, he formed small teams in the town where he lived. And it grew and exceeded the categories, until it moved in 2016 to Malaga, where he came to play in the sub-club of the first team, Atletico Malagino.

Only at the age of 14 did he change his stance to score goals and no longer dodge them. And when he got older, he got the nickname the rockFor his physical strength and power. He takes advantage of that when he is in the area to fight with opponents and score goals.

In 2020 he got a call to join the Ecuador’s national under-20 team, because he can also choose Spain by having dual citizenship. From there he was not called up, but he hopes to continue scoring until a new opportunity appears, already in the main team.

In Peru, he had no problems adapting, especially since there are a lot of South American players. Argentines make up the vast majority, even more than the local soccer players. He also has his Brazilian, Colombian and Venezuelan colleague, in addition to his compatriot Jordi Gouveia.

It was Gouveia who helped him score his second goal with Peru. With great head definition. Little by little the community is forming, and above all, Cevallos wants to continue scoring to make a name for himself among the Ecuadorean forwards.