Epifanio Ariel García Duarte (born 2 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for River Plate.

Career

Club

García started his senior footballing career in Paraguay with

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, with whom he made his professional debut with in June 2011 against

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in the

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. Two further appearances followed in

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and

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for García, before he played five times during

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. He left in 2015 following eight appearances, none of which were starts. García signed for fellow Paraguayan top-flight club

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in June 2015. Before featuring for Guaraní, García had a loan spell with

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side

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where he scored eight goals in thirty-six games. He eventually made his Guaraní debut on 16 October 2016, over a year after joining, in a league match with River Plate, he scored his first career goal in the process during a 1–2 win. In total, he went onto score three goals, including one versus former club Cerro Porteño, in eight games throughout

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. He scored three goals in seven

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matches for Guaraní. On 23 July 2017, García joined

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side

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on loan.

International

García played four times for the Paraguay U17s in 2009.

Career statistics

Honours

;Cerro Porteño *

(2): 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura ;Guaraní *

: 2016 Clausura

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:García, Epifanio 1992 births Living people Footballers from Misiones Department Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football forwards Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Cerro Porteño players Club Guaraní players Club Fulgencio Yegros players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen