Blas Cáceres

Blas Cáceres
Personal information
Full name Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay
Date of birth (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990
Place of birth Itacurubí de la Cordillera, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left winger / Centre midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
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 15 (4)
2015– Cerro Porteño 24 (1)
2016– → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 15 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:44, 9 October 2016 (UTC).


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cáceres and the second or maternal family name is Garay.

Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay (born 2 August 1990) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.

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]

Honours

Cerro Porteño

References

  1. ↑ "Cáceres, nuevo refuerzo de Cerro Porteño". ABC Color (in Spanish). 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Blas Cáceres se convirtió en el segundo refuerzo de Vélez". TyC Sports.com (in Spanish). 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Transition '16 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

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