 In 2006, he was transferred to Emelec, where he has played since.During his first three years with the "Electrics", he did not have many opportunity to showcase his abilities, having played only one match in each season from 2006 to 2009.With the arrival of Argentinean manager Jorge Sampaoli in 2010 he had his first serious opportunities to demonstrate what he was capable of doing, and he did not disappoint, ever since Sampaoli gave him his first opportunity he never again left Emelec's first team sheet and has established himself as one of the leaders of the team's defense and is now considered to be one of the most promising young players in Ecuador.