Pablo José Mancilla George

Pablo Mancilla's name is tied to a moment in Ecuadorian second-division history: in the 2017 promotion final against El Nacional, the Guayaquil-born defender turned the ball into his own net, and the goal stood as the difference in a 1-0 result. It is the kind of moment that follows a player, even one whose career has otherwise stayed out of the headlines.

Mancilla came through Liceo Cristiano before moving into senior football with Ferroviarios and Guayaquil Sport, spells that built his reputation in the lower tiers of Ecuadorian football. The move to Guayaquil City in 2017. Despite the final's dramatic ending, the club secured its place in the top flight, and Mancilla stayed on as it established itself in Serie A.

That step up brought continental football with it. Between 2020 and 2021, Mancilla featured for Guayaquil City in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, competing against clubs from across South America. He has picked up no individual honours along the way, and his game has been built around steady defensive work — aside from the one that, for different reasons, still does.

Mancilla remains part of the Guayaquil City squad in Serie A, still wearing the number 70 shirt that has become associated with him at the club.