Enzo Prono

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Enzo Prono
Personal information
Full name Enzo Enrico Prono Zelaya [1]
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Alebrijes de Oaxaca
Number 11
Youth career
2008 Fernando de la Mora
2009–2010 Libertad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Sol de América 65 (12)
2013Olimpia (loan) 26 (4)
2014Arsenal Sarandí (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2018 General Diaz 22 (3)
2015–2017Atlante (loan) 59 (8)
2018 Zulia 25 (2)
2018 Aizawl 1 (0)
2018–2019 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 4 (0)
International career
2012– Paraguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2012

Enzo Prono (born 27 June 1991) is a retired Paraguayan footballer who last played for Alebrijes de Oaxaca, as a striker.

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Career

Early career

Born in Asunción, Prono started his career with lowly Fernando de la Mora and subsequently joined Libertad, playing there until 2010. [2] After one year with Libertad he moved to Europe, and had trials with Italian and Belgian clubs. [3]

Sol de America

In 2011, Prono returned to his native country and joined Club Sol de América. He made his debut on 24 April, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 loss at Olimpia. [4] He scored his first professional goal on 20 August, netting his side's only of a draw at Tacuary. [5] He was an ever-present figure during the campaign, as Sol de America narrowly avoided relegation.

Olimpia

On 12 January 2013, Prono joined Club Olimpia in a one-year loan deal with a buyout clause. [6]

Arsenal de Sarandí

On 27 June 2014, it was reported that Prono had joined Argentine Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí on an 18-month loan deal. [7]

International career

On 10 February 2012, Prono was called up to Paraguay national football team. [8] Five days later, he made his international debut, coming off the bench to replace José Ortigoza in the last 3 minutes of the 2–0 victory against Chile. [9]

Playing style

Prono is one of the greatest prospects of Paraguayan football. He is compared with Radamel Falcao and Lucas Barrios. [2] His main ability, despite being a 178 cm tall, is his headers. This began in the Libertad youth system, when the youth coach told Prono to throw a ball in a wall and head it every day. [3]

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