Juan Ojeda (Paraguayan footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ojeda and the second or maternal family name is Gauto.
Juan Ojeda
Personal information
Full name Juan Miguel Ojeda Gauto
Date of birth (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Resistencia
Number 31
Youth career
Sportivo Luqueño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Sportivo Luqueño 25 (2)
2021–2022 12 de Octubre 18 (1)
2022 → Cuiabá (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Resistencia 8 (0)
International career‡
2015 Paraguay U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015

Juan Miguel Ojeda Gauto (born 4 April 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as central defender for Resistencia.

Club career

Born in Asunción, Ojeda was a Sportivo Luqueño youth graduate. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 31 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home win over River Plate Asunción.

Ojeda scored his first senior goal on 11 August 2019, netting his team's only in a 1–3 loss at Olimpia. On 19 January 2021, he moved to fellow top tier side 12 de Octubre.[1]

On 30 December 2021, Ojeda was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cuiabá,[2] after signing a one-year loan deal with the club.[3]

Personal life

Ojeda's father, also named Juan, was also a footballer.[4]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sportivo Luqueño 2018 Primera División 14 1 — — — 14 1
2019 11 1 — 2[a] 0 — 13 1
Total 25 2 — 2 0 — 27 2
12 de Octubre 2021 Primera División 18 1 — 3[a] 0 — 21 1
Cuiabá (loan) 2022 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 43 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 48 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "El 12 de Octubre anunció tres refuerzos más para la temporada" [12 de Octubre announced three more additions for the season] (in Spanish). Versus. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cuiabá anuncia reforços e renovações; veja lista" [Cuiabá announce additions and renewals; see the list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Primera experiencia internacional para Juan Ojeda" [First international experience for Juan Ojeda] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Juan Ojeda: "Papá es mi inspiración"" [Juan Ojeda: "Dad is my inspiration"] (in Spanish). Crónica. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ Juan Ojeda at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2022.