Javier Iván Cazal Báez (born 22 March 1999) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for Guaireña, on loan from

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side

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Career

Early career

Cazal was raised in one of the poorest departments of Paraguay, San Pedro, in a little town called General Elizardo Aquino, 200 kilometers from the capital.Iván Cazal, la historia del chico de tierra adentro
versus.lanacion.com.py, 28 February 2020 Cazal started playing football at Club Teniente Turbo in Gral. Aquino, a local club placed next to his house, where he played with the seniors at the age of 14. In 2015 he went to

Deportivo Santaní Club Deportivo Santaní, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of San Estanislao, locally known as ''Santaní''. The club was founded February 27, 2009 and plays in División Intermedia, the second division in the Paraguayan football ...

training sessions, which that year achieved the historic promotion to the

. Later, he had a spell at Club 8 De Diciembre San Pedro. Cazal was close to leaving football in 2017 to become a bricklayer because his family needed money. However, his father convinced him to stay and shortly after,

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spotted him at Club 8 De Diciembre and offered him to join

again. Cazal accepted and returned to Santaní.

Deportivo Santaní

Soon after arriving, on 4 February 2018, Cazal got his professional debut against Club 3 de Febrero in the

. His debut in the first division caused a furore, attracted the attention of clubs and he was even called up to the Paraguayan U-20 team and was in the U-20 micro circle for the Pre-Olympic Games. Cazal quickly became a regular starter for Santaní and played 32 games and scored three goals for the team in the 2018 season, helping them to qualify for the

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. Whilst at Deportivo Santani, he credited teammate Eduardo Aranda for teaching and advising him. In the 2019 season, Cazal played 43 games. However, he left the club at the end of that season, when Santaní was relegated to the

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Sol de América

At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, that Cazal would join fellow league club

for the 2020 season. Cazal made his debut on 18 January 2020 against River Plate. He played a total of 24 game for the club in the 2019 season. In January 2022, Cazal was offered to

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team

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by his agent Daniel Campo. In July 2022, he finally completed a move to Argentine football, as he signed a loan deal with

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until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.Iván Cazal se suma al Granate
clublanus.com, 2 July 2022 In June 2023, he moved to Guaireña on a one-year loan.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cazal, Iván Living people 1999 births Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Santaní players Club Sol de América footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Guaireña F.C. players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina People from San Pedro Department, Paraguay