Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz (born 11 August 1994) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a winger for Liga MX club

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and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Sol de América

Born in

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, Domínguez was a Sol de América youth graduate. On 20 November 2011, aged 17, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 18 December 2011, in only his second appearance, he scored his professional goal by netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against

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. He then became a regular starter from the 2012 season onwards. On 1 July 2014, Domínguez was loaned to Nacional for the remainder of the 2014 Copa Libertadores. On 15 August, after the club was knocked out, he returned to his parent club, having only made two appearances.

Cerro Porteño

On 20 December 2014, Domínguez moved to Cerro Porteño for a

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750,000 fee for 50% of his federative rights. Regularly used, he scored a career-best 19 goals during the 2016 campaign; highlights included braces against Deportivo Capiatá (3–2 and 2–1 home wins), River Plate (3–2 away win) and former side Nacional (6–1 away win). He also had a great Copa Sudamericana campaign, where he scored six goals in seven matches, including a hat trick against Independiente Santa Fe, and finished tied for the golden boot with Miguel Borja.

América

On 14 January 2017, Mexican side Club América signed Domínguez on a four-year contract. He made his debut abroad fourteen days later, starting and scoring the only goal of the match in a Liga MX home win against

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. On 29 July 2017, Domínguez scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against

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Independiente

On 24 January 2019, Domínguez joined Argentine club Independiente on a deal worth

6 million, becoming the club's all-time record signing. His performance at the club was well below expectations for such an expensive pass.

Austin FC

On 24 August 2020, Domínguez was announced as the first

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of the newly formed

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franchise

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, set to make its competitive debut in 2021. On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Domínguez would spend the remainder of the season on loan with

in the

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...

. On 24 April 2021, Domínguez scored two goals for Austin FC against the

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in the club's first ever victory. Domínguez started the 2022 season off strong with two goals in his first four games, but was sidelined when the

suspended him on April, starting an investigation into an off-field incident regarding domestic violence. On May 4, he was reinstated into the Austin FC squad and began training with the rest of the team. However, on 23 July 2022, Austin announced that the club and Domínguez had mutually agreed to terminate his contract.

International career

After playing for

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at under-17 and under-20 levels, Domínguez was first called by the full side on 2 October 2014, for friendlies with

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and China. He made his full international debut eight days later, replacing Derlis González in a 2–0 loss against the former in Cheonan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Cerro Porteño *

: 2015 Apertura América * Liga MX: Apertura 2018 Individual * Paraguayan Primera División Top Scorer: 2016 Clausura

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominguez, Cecilio 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Asunción Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguay international footballers Paraguay under-20 international footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players Club Sol de América footballers Club Nacional footballers Cerro Porteño players Club América footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Austin FC players Club Guaraní players Paraguayan expatriates in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Argentina 2019 Copa América players Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players