Samuel Cáceres

Samuel Cáceres

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Catalino Cáceres Arza
Date of birth	(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	New York Renegades
Youth career
	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Independiente	20	(4)
2012–2014	→ Nueva Chicago (loan)	20	(2)
2015–2016	→ New York Cosmos (loan)	12	(0)
2017	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2018	Deportivo Pasto	1	(0)
2019	Deportivo Capiatá	8	(1)
2019–2021	Nacional	1	(0)
2021	Portuguesa	18	(3)
2022	Valley United	7	(0)
2023–	New York Renegades
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

Samuel Cáceres (born 20 March 1989) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for the New York Renegades in the United Premier Soccer League as a centre back.

Career

Cáceres began his career playing for the club "Real Luján" in Argentina. In 2006, he traveled to Portugal to play for Benfica. But having no passport had he was forced to return to Argentina and began playing for Atlético Independiente.

Cáceres made his professional debut with Independiente in 2009 for the reserve team. Spending his entire career with Independiente and Nueva Chicago, Caceres is on loan to the New York Cosmos.

In 2023, Cáceres played for the Hicksville-based New York Renegades FC in the United Premier Soccer League, also featuring for the team in their 2024 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers.^[1]

Teams

• Independiente 2009–2012
• Nueva Chicago 2012 and 2014
• Independiente 2012–2014
• New York Cosmos 2015–2016
• JDT II 2017

Titles

• Independiente 2010 Copa Sudamericana

References

1. Battista, Michael. "US Open Cup qualifier abandoned after player threatens to stab ref". HudsonRiverBlue.com. Hudson River Blue. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

External links

• Samuel Cáceres at BDFA (in Spanish)
• New York Cosmos Profile
• Samuel Cáceres at Soccerway