Armel Don Akla-Esso Tchilao (born 20 August 1996) is a Beninese footballer who last played for San Diego 1904 FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Career

College and amateur

Tchilao spent his entire college career at Oregon State University between 2015 and 2018. Tchilao also played for

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sides

San Diego Zest San Diego Zest FC is an American soccer team in San Diego, California, United States. The club was founded in 2016 and is owned and operated by San Diego Sports Authority, a Japanese-owned sports management company. They compete as LA Galaxy SD Ze ...

in 2017 and Portland Timbers U23s in 2018.

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Tchilao was selected in the second round (36th overall) of the

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. He signed with LA Galaxy's USL Championship side LA Galaxy II on March 7, 2019. Tchilao appeared for

's first-team on July 23, 2019, during a

2019 Leagues Cup The 2019 Leagues Cup was the inaugural edition of Leagues Cup, a club competition featuring four clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in an eight-team single-elimination tournament hosted in the United States. It began on July 23, 2019, w ...

fixture against Club Tijuana. In February 2020, Tchilao was signed by San Diego 1904 FC of the National Independent Soccer Association.

References

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* 1996 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Beninese men's footballers LA Galaxy draft picks LA Galaxy II players LA Galaxy players Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players Capital FC players San Diego Zest players Soccer players from Arizona USL Championship players USL League Two players National Independent Soccer Association players {{Benin-footy-bio-stub