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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Godoy's first experience of first-team football came with Deportivo Riestra, making his bow in

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during the 2004–05 campaign. That was his sole senior appearance until 2010, when he played the first of fifty-two fixtures for fellow fifth tier team

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; though his first match for the club came in

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, prior to their relegation in 2009–10. After leaving Sportivo Barracas, Godoy spent the 2013–14 season with Yupanqui. In 2015, following a six-month stint with Juventud Unida, Godoy joined General Lamadrid. He scored four goals in nineteen total games, before departing to sign for Estudiantes. In 2016, after appearances for Estudiantes versus Platense, Fénix and

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, Godoy completed a move to fourth tier team

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. He remained for two years, participating in thirty-six fixtures and netting three goals. On 3 August 2018, Godoy returned to the third tier after being signed by

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. His debut didn't arrive until 18 March 2019, as he came off the bench in an away defeat to

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* 1989 births Living people People from San Fernando Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera D Metropolitana players Primera C Metropolitana players Primera B Metropolitana players Deportivo Riestra players Sportivo Barracas players Club Social y Deportivo Yupanqui players Juventud Unida de San Miguel players Club Atlético General Lamadrid footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Sportivo Italiano footballers Club Atlético Acassuso footballers Deportivo Merlo footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub