Julio Villalba
Julio César Villalba Gaona (born 11 September 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for SC Rheindorf Altach on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
 Villalba playing for Paraguay U20 during the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Villalba Gaona | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
SC Rheindorf Altach (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Cerro Porteño | 16 | (4) |
| 2017– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2020– | → SC Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Paraguay U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016– | Paraguay U20 | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2017 | |||
Club career
Villalba signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017.[1]
Upon returning to Paraguay, he featured for Cerro Porteño U20 in the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2][3][4]
He made his first-team debuts for Cerro Porteño during 2016 and the club will enjoy little of him before the player departs permanently to the Bundesliga.[5]
On 8 January 2020, Villalba was sent on loan to SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.[6]
International career
Villalba featured in Cerro Porteno's youth academy and Paraguay U17 alongside Sergio Díaz.
Villalba played at the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship, making 8 appearances.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
He then featured at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup making three appearances and scoring two goals against Syria U17[15] and France U17.[16][17]
References
- http://www.pasionfutbol.com/noticias/Julio-Villalba-el-joven-paraguayo-que-se-va-a-la-Bundesliga-alemana-20160114-0027.html
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/31/south-america/copa-libertadores-u20/club-cerro-porteno-u20/liverpool-fc-u20/2191394/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/03/south-america/copa-libertadores-u20/club-cerro-porteno-u20/bolivar-u20/2191396/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/06/south-america/copa-libertadores-u20/club-cerro-porteno-u20/lanus-u20/2191398/
- http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/villalba-esta-para-arrancar-de-titular
- "BORUSSIA LOAN OUT VILLALBA TO SCR ALTACH". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/04/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/venezuela-u17/1974450/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/08/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/brazil-under-17/1974453/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/12/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/peru-under-17/1974457/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/14/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/colombia-under-17/1974459/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/21/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/argentina-under-17/2021040/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/24/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/ecuador-u17/2021043/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/27/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/brazil-under-17/2021046/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/30/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/uruguay-under-17/2021049/
- https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=271783/match=300298375/report.html
- https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=271783/match=300298377/report.html
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/25/world/u17-world-cup/paraguay-u17/new-zealand-under-17/2037241/
External links
- Julio Villalba – FIFA competition record
- Julio Villalba at Soccerway
- Julio Villalba at FootballDatabase.eu