Personal information | |||
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Full name | Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Presidente Franco, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colo-Colo (on loan from Olimpia) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
3 de Febrero | |||
2017–2018 | Olimpia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | 3 de Febrero | ||
2018– | Olimpia | 77 | (20) |
2019 | → Zamora (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2020 | → Náutico (loan) | 23 | (3) |
2021 | → Náutico (loan) | 27 | (4) |
2024– | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | Paraguay U20 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024 |
Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala (born 17 Augugst 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Colo-Colo on loan from Olimpia.
A product of 3 de Febrero, [2] [3] Paiva made his debut with them in 2016 [4] [5] and switched to Olimpia in February 2017. [6] He made his debut in the top division with Olimpia in a 0–1 loss against Deportivo Santaní on 29 July 2018. [7] He was loaned out to Venezuelan club Zamora in 2019 [8] and two times to Brazilian club Náutico in 2020 and 2021. [9] [10]
In 2024, he was loaned out to Chilean club Colo-Colo on a one-year deal with an option to buy. [11]
Paiva represented Paraguay at under-20 level in the 2017 South American Championship. [3] Previously, he represented them in friendly matches against Chile and Peru. [12] [13]
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