Tomás Ezequiel Guidara (born 13 March 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Vélez Sarsfield.

Club career

Guidara's career started with

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at the age of 16 in the club's youth system. He signed a professional contract on 12 June 2017, prior to making his first-team debut in the

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on 22 June in a 2–1 win against

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; he played the full match as he did a week later versus

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. Those were his only appearances in 2016–17, while he received his first career red card in the first match of 2017–18 in a defeat to Banfield. Guidara penned a new contract with Belgrano on 26 April 2018. June 2019 saw the right-back agree a move away following 2018–19 relegation, as he signed an agreement with Vélez Sarsfield.

International career

Guidara is eligible to represent both Argentina and

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Career statistics

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guidara, Tomas 1996 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine people of Albanian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen