Blas Cáceres

Blas Cáceres
Personal information
Full name Blas Antonio Cáceres Garay
Date of birth (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Itacurubí de la Cordillera, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger / Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Nacional
Number 18
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 19 (5)
2015–2017 Cerro Porteño 26 (1)
2016–2017 → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 18 (1)
2017–2018 Patronato 15 (0)
2018 General Díaz 16 (2)
2019–2023 Libertad 71 (8)
2022 → Sport Recife (loan) 17 (0)
2023 → Sportivo Ameliano (loan) 18 (1)
2023– Club Nacional 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 Club Nacional.

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]

On 11 December 2019, Cáceres signed with Club Libertad.[4]

Honours

Cerro Porteño

References

  1. ^ "Cáceres, nuevo refuerzo de Cerro Porteño". ABC Color (in Spanish). 23 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Blas Cáceres se convirtió en el segundo refuerzo de Vélez". TyC Sports.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Transition '16 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ BLAS CÁCERES DEFENDERÁ LA CAMISETA DE LIBERTAD, tigosports.com.py, 11 December 2018