Rolando García (Paraguayan footballer)

For the Chilean player, see Rolando García (Chilean footballer).
Rolando García
Personal information
Full name Rolando García Guerreño
Date of birth (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990
Place of birth San Estanislao, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Unión de Santa Fe
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 2 de Mayo
2010–2013 Defensa y Justicia 87 (5)
2013–2014 Lobos BUAP 21 (2)
2014 Godoy Cruz 15 (1)
2015– Unión Santa Fe 45 (2)
National team
2009 Paraguay U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 18 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Rolando García Guerreño (born 10 February 1990 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Argentine Primera División side Unión Santa Fe.[1][2]

Career

Club

Rolando García started his career in 2009 with Paraguayan club 2 de Mayo, his stay with the club was short as he left a year later to join Primera B Nacional team Defensa y Justicia; his debut for Defensa y Justicia came on 6 February 2010 against San Martín de Tucumán.[1][2] It wasn't until the 2011–12 season that García scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 home win over Chacarita Juniors in August 2011. In his following and final season with the club, 2012–13, he scored 4 goals in 32 appearances as they finished sixth. He departed Defensa y Justicia in 2013 and subsequently joined Ascenso MX club Lobos BUAP. He remained with the Mexicans for one season before leaving as he made 21 league appearances and scored two goals.[1]

Godoy Cruz became his fourth club in 2014 but, after four months and 15 games/1 goal, García left to join another Argentine team, Unión Santa Fe. His first match for his latest team came on 15 February 2015 against Huracán.[1][2]

International

García has represented Paraguay once at international level, with his only cap so far coming with the Paraguay U20s when he was called up for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and played once; versus South Korea U20s.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 October 2016.[1][2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Santa Fe 2015 Primera División 2612000281
2016 1311000141
2016–17 60200080
Total 4525000502
Career total 4525000502

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rolando García profile". Soccerway. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Leonel Di Plácido profile". ESPN FC. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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