List Of Expatriate Footballers In Paraguay

This is a list of non-Paraguayan footballers who currently play or have played Football in Paraguay. For CONMEBOL or South American foreign football players in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are the countries that have contributed most players to Paraguayan football. Argentine football players, such as Roberto Acuña and Ricardo Ismael Rojas, played in for several years in Paraguay's leagues and even naturalized themselves to play for the national team. Argentine Héctor Núñez, Uruguayan Hernan Rodrigo Lopez and Brazilian Gauchinho are the only non-Paraguayan football players to be leading goalscorers of the Primera División Paraguaya in a single season, including the Apertura and Clausura. Héctor Núñez is the only foreign player to win the goalscoring title back-to-back (1994–1995), playing for Cerro Porteño. Most non-CONMEBOL or non-South American foreign football players in Paraguay's football leagues have come from African ( CAF) countries, especially Cameroon, and from Asian (AFC) countries, especially Japan. Amongst the non-CONMEBOL foreign football players in Paraguay, the most iconic signing in Paraguayan football and the highest paid player in the country's history was the Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor, when he joined Olimpia Asunción in 2020. Between 2008 and 2011, 30 under-15 footballers from Indonesia, including Zikri Akbar and Rahmanuddin played at diverse clubs in Paraguay's Football League. In 2016, Trinidad and Tobago women's national team players Kennya Cordner and Kimika Forbes became the first CONCACAF players in to win a trophy in the CONMEBOL, being crowned champions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina with Paraguayan club Sportivo Limpeño.

Africa (CAF)

Asia (AFC)

Europe (UEFA)

North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)

South America (CONMEBOL)

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Oceania (OFC)

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Gallery

File:Mauro-Boselli-EstudiantesLP-2010.JPG, Cerro Porteño signed Argentine striker Mauro Boselli in 2021
File:Abraham François.jpg, Canadian Abraham François played at Sol de América in 2001
File:Joaquín Larrivey.jpg, Joaquín Larrivey of Argentine passed for Cerro Porteño in 2019
File:Joffre Pachito en Delfín Sporting Club.JPG, In 2009, Sportivo Luqueno's team featured Ecuador footballer Joffre Pachito
File:Enrique Max Meza 5.jpg, Mexican player Enrique Maximiliano Meza joined Tacuary in 2004 and remained until 2005
File:Emmanuel Adebayor - Lech - Manchester 026.jpg, Emmanuel Adebayor became the highest paid player in Paraguayan football history when he signed with Olimpia Asunción in 2020
File:Jogador brasileiro Karlos Aguia otro.jpg, Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Águia featured for several clubs in Paraguay's leagues
File:Sergio Orteman.jpg, Uruguayan player Sergio Orteman played for many years in the Primera División Paraguaya and became a coach in Paraguay also
File:Sho Shimoji.jpg, Japanese Midfielder Sho Shimoji appeared for Sportivo Luqueño in 2011
File:Mauricio Victorino cropped.jpg, Uruguayan Mauricio Victorino joined Cerro Porteño in 2017
File:Tanque_Ferreyra.jpg, Argentine Juan Carlos Ferreyra endured two stints at Olimpia Asunción and appeared in the 2013 Copa Libertadores Finals

File:IndDV-AN_(6)_-_копия.jpg, Colombia's Farid Díaz joined Olimpia Asunción in 2017
File:Guy Essame 2011.jpg, Cameroon Midfielder Guy Stéphane Essame played for Sportivo Luqueño in 2004 and 2005
File:Faryd Mondragon 2.jpg, Colombian International Faryd Mondragon played for Cerro Porteño in 1993
File:capita.jpg, Brazilian Centre Back Diego Balbinot played for 3 de Febrero
File:Geremi Njitap.JPG, Cameroon player Geremi Njitap at Chelsea, previously played for Cerro Porteño
File:Kenji Fukuda.JPG, Japanese player Kenji Fukuda joined Guaraní on loan in 2004 before going on to play in Spain, Mexico and Greece
File:Danig.jpg, Spanish player Dani Güiza was with Cerro Porteño from 2013 to 2015 and was part of a side which one the club's 30th Primera División title
File:Carlos Ruiz.JPG, Carlos Ruiz of Guatemala who played for Olimpia Asunción in 2009
File:Emanuel_Biancucchi_1860_2009.JPG, Argentine Emanuel Biancucchi, also referred to as ''Messi's cousin'', endured several seasons in Paraguayan football
File:Pablo Mouche.jpg, Argentine Mouche played for Olimpia Asunción in 2017
File:U06 Álvaro Pereira 3372.jpg, Uruguay's Álvaro Pereira joined Cerro Porteño in 2016
File:SEBASTIAN ABREU (16846564431).jpg, Uruguay's Sebastian Abreu played for Sol de América
File:U02 Diego Lugano 7557.jpg, Uruguay's Diego Lugano had a spell with Cerro Porteño in 2015

References

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