Bruno Valdez (footballer, born 1992)

Not to be confused with Bruno Valdez (footballer, born 2002).

Bruno Amílcar Valdez
Valdez with América in 2021
Personal information
Full name Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Youth career
2008–2010 Sol de América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sol de América 100 (5)
2014–2016 Cerro Porteño 60 (4)
2016–2022 América 183 (22)
2023–2024 Boca Juniors 10 (0)
2024– Cerro Porteño
International career‡
2015– Paraguay 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Feb 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas (born 6 October 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño[2] and the Paraguay national team.

A right-footed defender, he can play as a centre-back and right-back.

Club career

Valdez made his professional debut with Sol de America but in July 2014 it was sold to Cerro Porteño.[3] In 2015, Valdez helped Cerro to win the Apertura championship.[4]

In June 2016, Valdez was sold to Club América of Mexico.

On 16 January 2023, Valdez signed a 3-year contract with Boca Juniors.

International career

In May 2015, Valdez was called up to the provisional 30-man roster for the Paraguay national football team to play at the 2015 Copa América.[5] On 28 May, he was included in the 23-man final squad for the tournament by coach Ramón Díaz. On 6 June, he made his international debut as a substitute in a pre-tournament friendly against Honduras at the Estadio Manuel Ferreira in Asunción.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2018[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sol de America 2011 Primera División 3 0 – – – 3 0
2012 34 2 – – – 34 2
2013 42 1 – – – 42 1
2014 18 2 – – – 18 2
Total 97 5 – – – 97 5
Cerro Porteño 2014 Primera División 16 2 – 6 0 – 22 2
2015 35 2 – 2 0 – 37 2
2016 9 0 – 6 0 – 15 0
Total 60 4 – 14 0 – 74 4
América 2016-17 Liga MX 30 4 8 1 – 3 0 41 5
2017-18 31 2 5 0 6 0 1 0 43 1
Total 61 6 13 1 6 0 4 0 84 6
Career total 218 14 13 1 20 0 4 0 255 15

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[8]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2017 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Ecuador 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Cerro Porteño

América

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ a b "Bruno Valdez". ClubAmérica.com.mx. Club América. 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bruno Valdez rompió el silencio tras su salida de Boca on TyC, 5 Feb 2024
  3. ^ [1] (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Bruno Valdez se deleita con su primer título en Primera". D10. 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ [2] (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Paraguay empató 2-2 con Honduras en amistoso previo a la Copa América". América deportes. 6 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Paraguay - B. Valdez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Valdez, Bruno". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2017.


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