Yansel Romario Bolanos won the South American U20 Championship title with Ecuador’s U20 team in 2019, but he had falsified his age and name.
It was reported that Bolanos’ actual age is six years older than what is stated on his ID. After it was confirmed that he had falsified his name and age, Bolanos was banned from football by the Ecuadorian Football Federation for three years. He had been impersonating Alexander Bolanos, who is 24 years old, while in reality his name is Yansel Jancer, and he is 30 years old this year.
Once the age-fraud case came to light, Bolanos was expelled from the first team. Bolanos currently plays for Ecuadorian powerhouse Independiente del Valle.