Paolo De La Guardia

Paolo De La Guardia
Personal information
Full name Paolo Santiago De La Guardia Alvarez[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-24) February 24, 1990
Place of birth El Cangrejo, Panama City, Panama
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
– Chorrillo F.C.
2010–20xx La Academia de Saladas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2012 Chorrillo F.C.
2012 Sporting San Miguelito 4 (0)
20xx–2016 S.D. Panamá Oeste
2016 W Connection F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Paolo de La Guardia (born 24 February 1990 in El Cangrejo, Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian footballer.

Early life

Brought up in the El Cangrejo district of Panama City,[2] a neighborhood described as the one of the most diverse in the capital, his father passed away when he was 13.[2] As a child, he habitually practiced swimming and karate but turned to football at age 9.[3]

Career

Youth

Learning to play football with local club Chorrillo at a very young age, la Guardia gradationally advanced from the team's youth categories to their reserve and senior teams by age 16.[2]

Given the opportunity to participate in an A.C. Milan-hosted youth football camp at Santa Clara beach, Panama, the midfielder impressed the coaches there[3] but never made the trip to Italy.

At the end of 2010 the Panamanian returned to youth football, joining the La Academia de Saladas in Argentina.[2]

Senior

Lining up for Panamanian second-tier club S.D. Panamá Oeste, la Guardia sealed a move to W Connection F.C. of the TT Pro League in the winter transfer window that lasted from December 2015 to February 2016.[1]

Style of play

Favoring a more belligerent style of play rather than a technical one, la Guardia is two-footed and specializes in aerial duels.[2][3]

Personal life

His mother is named Alida de La Guardia.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cyrus, Hector back in W Connection fold". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "La Academia de Saladas incorporo a un jugador panameño". www.fmlaruta.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Anonymous (6 September 2006). "Paolo va para Milán".
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