Fernando Ovelar

Fernando Fabián Ovelar Martínez (born 6 January 2004) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Pachuca. He is the youngest ever player to score in the Paraguayan Primera División, when he netted at only 14 years old.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ovelar and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Fernando Ovelar
Personal information
Full name Fernando Fabián Ovelar Martínez
Date of birth (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlante
(on loan from Pachuca)
Number 33
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Cerro Porteño 32 (2)
2023– Pachuca 2 (0)
2023– → Atlante (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Paraguay U17 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2019

Club career

Ovelar made his professional debut for Cerro Porteño in a 1–1 Paraguayan Primera División tie with 3 de Febrero on 28 October 2018.[1] Ovelar scored his first professional goal the following week in the Paraguayan Superclásico against Club Olimpia on 4 November 2018.[2] Ovelar is the youngest player to ever play in the Paraguayan Primera División, and also the youngest ever scorer in the league,[3] at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 27 days.[4]

International career

On 12 December 2018, Ovelar made his debut for Paraguay U17, scoring in a 1–0 victory against Mexico U17.[5]

Personal life

Ovelar's grandfather, Gerónimo Ovelar, was also a professional footballer who played for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national football team in the 1970s and 1980s.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Cerro Porteño vs. 3 de Febrero – 28 October 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. "Fernando Ovelar, 14, scores for Cerro Porteno in Paraguayan Superclasico". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Fernando Ovelar se mete en la historia grande".
  4. "14-year-old scores in Paraguayan match". BBC Sport.
  5. "Ovelar guía el triunfo albirrojo" (in Spanish). ABC Color. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "Fernando Ovelar, de 14 años, debuta con Cerro Porteño" (in Spanish). AS. 29 October 2018.
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