 Villalba playing for Paraguay U20 during the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Villalba Gaona | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guayaquil City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Cerro Porteño | 16 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2020 | → SCR Altach (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Guayaquil City | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sol de América | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Luqueño | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Paraguay U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023 | |||
Julio César Villalba Gaona (born 17 September 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian club Guayaquil City.
Club career[edit]
Villalba signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017.[2]
Upon returning to Paraguay, he featured for Cerro Porteño U20 in the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[3][4][5]
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.[6]
On 8 January 2020, Villalba was sent on loan to SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.[7]
International career[edit]
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.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
He then featured at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup making three appearances and scoring two goals against Syria U17[16] and France U17.[17][18]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 – List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Julio Villalba, el joven paraguayo que se va a la Bundesliga alemana". Pasión Fútbol. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Cerro Porteño U20 vs. Liverpool U20 - 31 January 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cerro Porteño U20 vs. Bolívar U20 - 3 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cerro Porteño U20 vs. Lanús U20 - 6 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "HOY / Cerro: Villalba está para arrancar de titular". www.hoy.com.py.
- ^ "BORUSSIA LOAN OUT VILLALBA TO SCR ALTACH". 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Venezuela U17 - 4 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Brazil U17 - 8 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Peru U17 - 12 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Colombia U17 - 14 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Argentina U17 - 21 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Ecuador U17 - 24 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Brazil U17 - 27 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Uruguay U17 - 30 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. New Zealand U17 - 25 October 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links[edit]
- Julio Villalba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Julio Villalba at Soccerway
- Julio Villalba at FootballDatabase.eu