Blas Cáceres
Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay (born 2 August 1990) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sport Recife, on loan from Libertad.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Itacurubí de la Cordillera, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger / Centre midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sport Recife (on loan from Libertad) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Olimpia | 47 | (5) |
2011–2012 | → Guaraní (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Sol de América | 31 | (6) |
2014 | General Díaz | 19 | (5) |
2015–2017 | Cerro Porteño | 26 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Patronato | 15 | (0) |
2018 | General Díaz | 16 | (2) |
2019– | Libertad | 94 | (8) |
2022– | → Sport Recife (loan) | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2019 |
Career
Cáceres started his professional career in his home country, playing for Olimpia. He then went on to play for Guaraní and Sol de América. In 2014, the midfielder joined General Díaz and helped the team to the second stage of the Copa Sudamericana. After his period at General Díaz, Cáceres joined Paraguayan powerhouse Cerro Porteño, being part of the squad that won the 2015 Apertura of the Paraguayan Primera División.[1]
In 2016, the Paraguayan midfielder joined Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División, signing a one and a half year loan, with an option to buy for 80% of his transfer rights.[2] Cáceres debuted in Argentina entering the field in a 3–0 victory against Argentinos Juniors, for the third fixture of the 2016 Argentine Primera División.[3]
On 11 December 2019, Cáceres signed with Club Libertad.[4]
References
- "Cáceres, nuevo refuerzo de Cerro Porteño". ABC Color (in Spanish). 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- "Blas Cáceres se convirtió en el segundo refuerzo de Vélez". TyC Sports.com (in Spanish). 2015-12-17. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- "Transition '16 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- BLAS CÁCERES DEFENDERÁ LA CAMISETA DE LIBERTAD, tigosports.com.py, 11 December 2018
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Blas Cáceres – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Blas Cáceres at Soccerway