Gabriel Aguayo

Gabriel Aguayo
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Aguayo Diaz
Date of birth (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth San Estanislao, Paraguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Number 17
Youth career
–2024 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Cerro Porteño 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Aguayo (born 10 February 2005) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.

Club career

Born in San Estanislao, Aguayo began playing football at age five.[1] By 2019, he was part of the under-14 team at Cerro Porteño.[2] He broke into the club's senior setup at age nineteen in 2024, debuting on 15 March in a league match against Sportivo Luqueño.[3] His first league goal came against Sportivo Trinidense. By the end of the season, he had also made four appearances in the 2024 Copa Libertadores and another in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.[4]

Aguayo was reportedly drawing interest from at least five of Brazil's top clubs by May 2024.[5] In July 2024, the Daily Express reported that he was being monitored by Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and D.C. United and Nashville SC of Major League Soccer.[6] However, in late August 2024, Cerro Porteño announced that the player had signed a five-year contract extension and would be remaining with the club for a while longer, despite the rumors.[4]

International career

By 2021, Aguayo was a member of the Paraguay national under-17 team.[7] Carlos Jara Saguier, head coach of the national under-23 team, wanted to include Aguayo in Paraguay's squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics but the player became eligible after the deadline for roster submissions.[3]

At age nineteen, in his first season of senior club football, Aguayo was called up to the senior national team for the first time for friendlies against Peru, Chile, and Panama in June 2024 as part of the team's preparation for 2024 Copa América.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "La pasión de Gabriel siempre fue el fútbol" (in Spanish). D10 Ultima Hora. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Cerro Porteno, lider de la Sub 14" (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "La razón por la que Gabriel Aguayo ya no tiene chances de jugar los JJ.OO de París" (in Spanish). Versus. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "El importante anuncio que hizo Cerro Porteño sobre Gabriel Aguayo" (in Spanish). Versus. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Aguayo, la nueva joya de Cerro Porteno, en la mira de cinco grandes de Brasil" (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ Gordon, Charlie. "Wolves 'Tracking' South American Wonderkid Gabriel Aguayo". Daily Express. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Amistosos en puertas ante Brasil" (in Spanish). Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Gabriel Aguayo y Rodrigo Morínigo fueron llamados por primera vez" (in Spanish). D10 Ultima Hora. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ^ Noguera, Andrés. "Gabriel Aguayo: La Revelación Juvenil en la Selección Paraguaya" (in Spanish). RCC. Retrieved 16 October 2024.