Julio César Villalba Gaona (born 17 September 1998) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian club Guayaquil City.

Club career

Villalba signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017. Upon returning to Paraguay, he featured for Cerro Porteño U20 in the

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. He made his first-team debuts for Cerro Porteño during 2016 and the club will enjoy little of him before the player departs permanently to the Bundesliga. On 8 January 2020, Villalba was sent on loan to

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of the Austrian Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.

International career

Villalba featured in Cerro Porteno's youth academy and Paraguay U17 alongside Sergio Díaz. Villalba played at the

2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015, pt-BR, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015) was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organiz ...

, making 8 appearances. He then featured at the

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making three appearances and scoring two goals against Syria U17 and France U17.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villalba, Julio 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Ciudad del Este Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football forwards Cerro Porteño players Borussia Mönchengladbach players SC Rheindorf Altach players Guayaquil City F.C. footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Austria