Saúl Salcedo Zárate (born 29 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olimpia, which he captains, and the Paraguay national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saúl Sabín Salcedo Zárate | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Capiatá, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Olimpia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Olimpia | 52 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Huracán (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Huracán | 50 | (0) |
| 2021– | Olimpia | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | Paraguay U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019– | Paraguay | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 | |||
International career edit
He was summoned for Paraguay national under-20 football team to play 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[1] Salcedo was named in Paraguay's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[2]
On 2 March 2019, Salcedo received a call-up to the Paraguay national team from Eduardo Berizzo ahead of that month's friendlies with Peru and Mexico.[3] On 10 September 2019, Salcedo made his senior international debut in a 4–2 friendly win away to Jordan.
References edit
- ^ Los 23 convocados albirrojos para el Sudamericano Sub 20 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Paraguay National Team Roster Copa America". mlssoccer.com. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "23 albirrojos de clubes del exterior para amistosos vs. Perú y México". APF. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links edit
- Saúl Salcedo at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- Saúl Salcedo at Soccerway
- Plantel y cuerpo técnico at clubolimpia.com.py at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 January 2015)
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