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

• Paraguayan Primera División (1): 2015 Apertura

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

External links

• Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
• Blas Cáceres – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI^[usurped] (in Spanish)
• Blas Cáceres at Soccerway