Iván Rodrigo Piris Leguizamón (born 10 March 1989) is a Paraguayan

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who plays as a full-back for

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Club career

Cerro Porteno

Piris spent three years at

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, playing a particularly large role in the club's run to the semi-finals of the

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. His performances in the competition alerted clubs around the world of his ability, and it looked unlikely that he would stay with Cerro Porteño. He eventually signed for Brazilian club

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for a fee of alleged €2 million. São Paulo signed Piris on a two-year loan deal on 19 July 2011 from a proxy club

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São Paulo

Piris joined up with his new teammates after the

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after São Paulo announced his signing on Thursday 15 July.

Roma

On 1 August 2012, Piris was loaned to Italian side

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for a fee of €700,000, with the option of purchasing his rights at the end of the 2012–13 season for €4 million. He was virtually ever-present in the side under

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but, following the arrival of

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, he found playing time more difficult to come by, having to compete with Vasilis Torosidis.

Sporting Lisbon

Piris signed with Sporting on loan for the 2013–14 season.

Udinese

Piris returned to Italian Serie A for

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in August 2014. According to ''

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'' it was a loan, but according to

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, it was a definitive deal from

Monterrey

International career

Piris was part of

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runners-up side. He played in the semi-final victory over

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, as well as the 3–0 loss to

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in the final.Yahoo! Sport - Paraguay v Uruguay
Retrieved 3 August 2011

Honours

* Paraguayan League 2009-A

References

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