Fernando Román (footballer, born 1998)

For other people named Fernando Román, see Fernando Román (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Román and the second or maternal family name is Villalba.

Fernando Román
Personal information
Full name Fernando Aurelio Román Villalba
Date of birth (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ñemby, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 4
Youth career
Escuela de Fútbol Pastoreo
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Libertad 2 (0)
2018–2020 Cerro Porteño 0 (0)
2020– Aldosivi 45 (0)
2023 → Nacional (loan) 36 (0)
2024– → Olimpia (loan) 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024

Fernando Aurelio Román Villalba (born 20 November 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Olimpia on loan from Argentine club Aldosivi.[2]

Career

Román played for the Escuela de Fútbol Pastoreo in his early years, prior to heading to Libertad.[3] He made the breakthrough into senior football during the 2017 campaign, making first-team appearances in September against Sportivo Trinidense and Nacional.[2] Those were his only matches, with a move to fellow Primera División team Cerro Porteño following in June 2018.[2] Two years later, having only featured in the Copa Paraguay, Román headed off to Argentina after agreeing terms with Aldosivi on 29 September 2020; having trained there since the start of the year.[4][5][6] He made his debut on 14 November against San Lorenzo.[2]

Career statistics

As of 15 November 2020.[2][7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libertad 2017 Paraguayan Primera División 2 0 — — 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cerro Porteño 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Aldosivi 2020–21[nb 1] Argentine Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ a b Fernando Román at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e Fernando Román at Soccerway
  3. ^ "El Ciclón tendrá un debutante". ABC. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Aldosivi incorporó a Fernando Román". TyC Sports. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Fernando Román ya se entrenó como jugador de Aldosivi". TyC Sports. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Paraguayos, entre 133 movidas para el torneo argentino". HOY. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de FERNANDO ROMAN". BDFA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "El Ciclón supera a Cristóbal Colón". APF. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.