Ángel Oscar Prudencio (born 13 October 1990) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Prudencio's career began in the ranks of Instituto, before making the move into their senior squad in 2011. He was on the substitutes bench on 28 May against

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, with his professional bow coming versus

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on 6 June. In the following August, Prudencio was signed by

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side Racing Club. However, the forward left eleven months later after no appearances. Prudencio joined Santamarina of

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in July 2012. He netted twice on debut in a win away to Unión Mar del Plata in August. His second season ended with promotion to

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. With Santamarina now in the second tier, Prudencio was subsequently loaned to

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team

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. Four appearances followed as they placed sixth in Zone 1. June 2015 saw Prudencio move to Guatemalan football as he agreed to join Suchitepéquez on loan. He scored goals in fixtures with

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, Marquense,

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, Universidad, Xelajú and

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in the first part of 2015–16, but missed the rest of the campaign after returning to Santamarina at the end of 2015. In 2016, Prudencio signed for

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, though he rejoined tier two's Santamarina six months later after relegation. Having scored three times in twenty-four matches, Prudencio was on the move again on 17 August 2017 as he joined

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in the third tier. His first appearance was in a

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tie with top division

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, who eliminated Defensores de Belgrano but Prudencio had scored their only goal. Once more, Prudencio spent a few months away before resigning with Santamarina. He netted twice, including against former team Instituto, in eleven encounters during 2017–18. Prudencio departed the club in January 2019, signing for Talleres in

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. Eight goals followed for them. In January 2020, Prudencio joined

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in Primera B Nacional.

Career statistics

Honours

;Santamarina *

: 2013–14

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prudencio, Ángel 1990 births Living people People from Villa María Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Primera Nacional players Torneo Argentino A players Torneo Federal A players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Bolivian Primera División players Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Club Cipolletti footballers C.D. Suchitepéquez players Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo players Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Sportivo Belgrano footballers Universitario de Sucre footballers Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina 21st-century Argentine sportsmen