José Arnulfo Montiel Núñez (born 19 March 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan

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who plays as a midfielder for

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Career

At a very young age, Montiel began his career in his hometown team Olimpia, which is a division of

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...

in Itauguá city's football league. Scouts from Olimpia Asunción noticed his talent and signed him to the youth divisions of the Asunción club. Montiel was a key part of the Paraguay national under-15 football team that won the 2004 South American Under-15 Championship. His professional debut came playing for Olimpia late in 2004, at the age of 16. Montiel's excellent vision and skills secured him a place in the first squad. In 2005, he was included in the Paraguay national football team at the age of 17. After the

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, Montiel joined Udinese Calcio. Following one season with the club, he was sold to

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. In the 2008–2009 season, he was loaned to the Romanian Liga I team Politenica Iaşi, helping them to avoid relegation. For the 2009–2010 season, Montiel was loaned to the Argentine club Tigre, making his debut on the 2nd day of Apertura 2009 tournament. He substituted Lucas Oviedo in the game against Rosario Central. He returned to Italy in March 2010. In the season 2010/2011 he is bought to definitive title by the

. Following a period at

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between 2012 and 2014. Montiel returned to Olimpia for the 2014 Clausura where he played 14 games before moving to the ''

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'' finalist

Nacional Asunción Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, and holds its home games at Estadio Arsenio Erico. Int ...

in 2015. In 2016, he has signed a one-year contract with the Peruvian side

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. Ahead of the 2020 season, Montiel joined

. 10 months later, in October 2020, he moved to Guaireña. However, he returned to 12 de Octubre again in January 2021. In July 2021, he moved to

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. Ahead of the 2022 season, Montiel signed with

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 ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montiel, Jose 1988 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Udinese Calcio players AS Reggina 1914 players Benevento Calcio players FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players Club Atlético Tigre footballers Club Nacional footballers Unión Comercio footballers Sport Huancayo footballers Ayacucho FC footballers Panachaiki F.C. players 12 de Octubre Football Club players Al-Shamal SC players Deportivo Santaní players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Liga I players Argentine Primera División players Paraguayan Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece 2006 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders Qatari Second Division players Guaireña F.C. players