David Josué Colmán Escobar (born 25 July 1998) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga MX club

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Club career

Colmán helped

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

win the 2017 Torneo Clausura championship. In January 2018, Colmán signed with Orlando City and was given a Young Designated Player tag. Colmán made his Orlando City debut on 17 March 2018 against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2018 against

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. Colmán was left out of Orlando City's lineup for a 6 May 2018 match after he had broken a team rule in the locker room. In June 2019, Colmán returned to

on a one and a half year loan deal. On 26 September 2020, Cerro Porteño clinched the

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title with one match to spare following a 3–1 victory over River Plate. Colmán had his contract option declined as part of Orlando's end of season roster moves in December 2020. On 28 January 2021, Colmán signed with

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...

side Guaraní.

International career

He played for the Paraguay under-17 team at the

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and the Paraguay under-20s at the

2017 South American U-20 Championship The 2017 South American Youth Football Championship es, ''Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 ''Juventud de América'' Ecuador 2017'', italic=unset, pt, ''Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 ''Juventude da América'' Equador 2017'', italic=unset, region=B ...

Personal life

In February 2019, Colmán obtained a U.S. green card, which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Cerro Porteño *

: 2020 Apertura

References

External links

*
Josué Colmán profile at FIFA
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colman, Josue 1998 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Designated Players (MLS) Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Orlando City SC players Major League Soccer players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cerro Porteño players