Jorge Darío Cáceres Ovelar (born 26 January 1998) is a Paraguayan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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for
Nacional
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, on loan from
Defensa y Justicia
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Career
After arriving in Argentina from Paraguay with his father in 2008, Cáceres soon joined
San Lorenzo
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's youth ranks which preceded
Lanús
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signing him in 2013.
Cáceres remained in their system for five years, notably featuring for the U20s at the
2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores
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, before being promoted into the
Argentine Primera División
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club's first-team during the
2017–18 campaign.
Having been an unused substitute versus
Racing Club on 16 February 2018, Cáceres eventually made his professional debut a week later against
Rosario Central
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.
Three subsequent appearances followed.
On 3 January 2020, Cáceres returned to Paraguay and joined
River Plate on a one-year loan with no option to buy. On 1 February 2021, he was then loaned out to
Alvarado until the end of 2021. For the 2022 season, he was loaned out to
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...
.
El lateral paraguayo Darío Cáceres es el octavo refuerzo
ferrocarriloeste.com.ar, 23 January 2022
Career statistics
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References
External links
Darío Cáceres
at futbol 360
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cáceres, Darío
1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Paraguarí Department
Paraguayan men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Paraguayan Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers
Club Atlético Alvarado players
Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Defensa y Justicia footballers
Club Nacional footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen