Héctor Villalba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Daniel Villalba | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | San Lorenzo | 89 | (15) |
| 2016– | Atlanta United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Tijuana (loan) | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2016. | |||
Héctor Daniel “Tito” Villalba (born 26 July 1994) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a Winger for Tijuana on loan from Atlanta United in Major League Soccer.[1]
His father is from Paraguay.[2]
Career
Villalba was born on 26 July 1994 and lived almost to maturity in the Villa 1-11-14. He arrived in San Lorenzo when he was 10, and was chosen after a test in which 500 boys were selected to start a path to professionalism. He confessed of being a fan of San Lorenzo, and went through all lower levels in the club.
On 18 August 2012, he had his debut in the Primera Division Argentina, against Estudiantes de La Plata, when he joined in the 37th minute of the second half replacing Luis Aguiar, with Ricardo Caruso Lombardi as director técnico.
On 22 July 2016, Villaba signed as a young Designated Player with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United.[3] He joined Liga MX side Tijuana on loan on 28 July 2016.[4]
Career statistics
- (correct as of 25 November 2015)
| Club | Season | League | Cup [5] | Continental [6] | Other [7] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2012–13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 85 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 16 | |
Honours
- San Lorenzo
References
- ↑ "Mano a Mano con Héctor Villalba". Fox Sports Latinoamérica. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ ¿Tito Villalba a la Selección de Paraguay? (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/07/22/atlanta-united-sign-argentine-winger-hector-villalba-young-dp
- ↑ Usry, Rob (4 August 2016). "Hector Villalba joins Club Tijuana on loan deal".
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina
- ↑ Includes Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Includes Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana