Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz (born 11 August 1994) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Sol de América

Born in

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, Domínguez was a Sol de América youth graduate. On 20 November 2011, aged 17, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 18 December 2011, in only his second appearance, he scored his professional goal by netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against

. He then became a regular starter from the 2012 season onwards. On 1 July 2014, Domínguez was loaned to

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for the remainder of the

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. On 15 August, after the club was knocked out, he returned to his parent club, having only made two appearances.

Cerro Porteño

On 20 December 2014, Domínguez moved to Cerro Porteño for a

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750,000 fee for 50% of his federative rights. Regularly used, he scored a career-best 19 goals during the 2016 campaign; highlights included braces against

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(3–2 and 2–1 home wins), River Plate (3–2 away win) and former side Nacional (6–1 away win). He also had a great

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campaign, where he scored six goals in seven matches. His tally began with a hat trick against

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in the round of 16, two goals in the quarter finals first leg against

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, and a goal in the semi-finals against eventual winners

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, finishing tied for the golden boot with Miguel Borja.

América

On 14 January 2017, Mexican side

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signed Domínguez on a four-year contract. He made his debut abroad fourteen days later, starting and scoring the only goal of the match in a

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home win against

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. On 29 July 2017, Domínguez scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against

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Independiente

On 24 January 2019, Domínguez joined Argentine club Independiente on a deal worth

6 million, becoming the club's all-time record signing.

Austin FC

On 24 August 2020, Domínguez was announced as the first Designated Player of the newly formed

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franchise

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, set to make its competitive debut in 2021. On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Domínguez would spend the remainder of the season on loan with

, returning to Paraguay after three years. He left the club in December 2020 after his loan concluded and joined Austin FC for their inaugural season. On 24 April 2021, Domínguez scored two goals for Austin against the

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in the club's first ever victory. Domínguez started the 2022 season off strong with two goals in his first four games, but was sidelined when the

suspended him on April, starting an investigation into an off-field incident regarding domestic violence. On May 4, he was reinstated into the Austin FC squad and began training with the rest of the team. However, on 23 July 2022, the club announced that they had reached an agreement with Domínguez to terminate his contract.

International career

After playing for

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at under-17 and under-20 levels, Domínguez was first called by the full side on 2 October 2014, for friendlies with

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and

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. He made his full international debut eight days later, replacing

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in a 2–0 loss against the former in

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Cerro Porteño *

: 2015 Apertura América *

: Apertura 2018 Individual * Paraguayan Primera División Top Scorer: 2016 Clausura

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominguez, Cecilio 1994 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players Club Sol de América footballers Club Nacional footballers Cerro Porteño players Club América footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Austin FC players Club Guaraní players Paraguayan expatriates in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina 2019 Copa América players Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players Copa Sudamericana top scorers 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen