Alexis Cantero

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Alexis Cantero
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Orenburg
Youth career
–2022 Guaraní
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Guaraní 68 (1)
2025– Olimpia 16 (0)
2026– Orenburg 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025

Alexis Cantero (born 5 February 2003) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Orenburg.

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Early life

Cantero was born on 5 February 2003 in Asunción, Paraguay. Growing up, he attended Colegio Nacional Héroes de la Patria in Paraguay, where he studied economics. [1]

Career

As a youth player, Cantero joined the youth academy of Paraguayan side Guaraní and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2022, where he played in the Copa Sudamericana [2] and made sixty-eight league appearances and scored one goal.

Following his stint there, he signed for Paraguayan side Olimpia during the summer of 2025. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Russian side Orenburg. [3]

References

  1. "De estudiar la carrera de Economía, a ser llamado por la Albirroja y estar cerquita de partir a Europa" [From studying Economics, to being called up by the Paraguayan national team and being close to leaving for Europe] (in Spanish). Crónica. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. "Cantero, feliz por su primer gol" [Cantero, happy with his first goal] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. Alexis Cantero at WorldFootball.net