Yimmi Chara is a professional footballer from Colombia who currently plays as the winger for National Team of Colombia and Colombian professional football team, Atlético Junior. The 26-year-old footballer has also played for Centauros Villavicencio, Deportes Tolima, Monterrey, Atletico Nacional and Sinaloa.
While Chara was in Deportes, he has been honored with Copa Colombia along with his team in 2014. He was a member of the Atletico Nacional that won Primera A(2015-II).
Yimmi Chará was born as Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora on April 2, 1991, in Cali, Colombia. Regarding his nationality, he is Colombian.
Yimmi Chara was born to his father, Jesus Henry, and mother, Graciela Zamora and grew up with his sibling, Diego Chara, and Luis Felipe Chara. Both of his brothers are footballers.
Yimmi Chara's current market value is estimated at €2.50 million. He currently plays for Atletico Junior through which he gets paid around $400,000 in a year. however, his net worth is still unrevealed. His weekly wage is reported to be €6K.
Chara owns several cars including Mercedes and is often seen driving to the training ground.
Yimmi Chará began his career as a member of the Centauros Villavicencio. In 2009, he was promoted to a senior team of Centauros Villavicencio. Later, he left the club after making 11 appearances.
On January 1, 2010, Chara was transferred to Deportes Tolima and became the fifth Colombian in the present tournament joining his compatriots, Dorlan Pabon, Stefan Medina, as well as Edwin Cardona and Alexander Mejía, who just joined the team.
For the club, Chara played 125 games and scored 26 goals.
Chara moved to Monterrey with the transfer fee of €3.30 million on January 1, 2015. He left the club in 2017 after making 45 appearances scoring 4 goals.
Chara had a loan spell at Colombian professional football team, Atlético Nacional where he played 23 games and scored 5 goals. On January 1, 2016, Chara was sent on loan to Dorados de Sinaloa from Monterrey where he scored 1 goal in 15 appearances.
On July 1, 2017, Yimmi Chara was transferred to Atlético Junior with the transfer fee of €4.00 million. He has so far scored 11 goals in 18 appearances.
Chara is the member of the team that won Copa Colombia in 2017.
On October 11, 2014, Chara made his international debut under the coach Jose Nestor Pekerman in a friendly match against El Salvador in a 3-1 win. He has been capped 6 times for his national team.
He along with Camilo Vargas, he was called up for a friendly match against France on March 23, 2018.
Chara is married to his wife, Ana Maria. The duo is blessed with two children, Juan Pablo born in 2014 and Mariana born in 2017.
Chara is active on Instagram and often uploads pictures with his wife and children on Instagram. He stands at 5 ft 3inchand has 78 kg weight.
