Julio Enciso (footballer, born 2004)

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Julio Enciso
Enciso 2022.jpg
Enciso warming up with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022
Personal information
Full name Julio César Enciso Espínola [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2019 Libertad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Libertad 55 (18)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (4)
International career
2019 Paraguay U15
2024 Paraguay U23 5 (1)
2021– Paraguay 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Julio César Enciso Espínola (born 23 January 2004) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Paraguay national team. [4]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Enciso started playing football at his local club, at Caaguazú, Paraguay. At twelve years old he was recruited by Libertad. [3] Enciso made his senior debut for Club Libertad on 17 March 2019, aged 15, in a 4–0 home victory against Deportivo Santaní. [5] He became the youngest player to debut with Libertad. [3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 17 June 2022, Enciso transferred to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for a transfer fee of £9.5 million plus future add-on fees, signing an initial four-year contract. [6] [7] He made his Brighton debut on 24 August, playing 80 minutes of the 3–0 away win over League One side Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup second round, where he claimed assist to Steven Alzate's long range goal. [8]

Enciso made his Premier League debut on 29 October, coming on as a 65th minute substitute for Adam Lallana in Brighton’s 4–1 home win over Chelsea. [9] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 April 2023, in a 2–0 away win at Bournemouth. [10] Nearly two weeks later, he scored in a 1–2 away win over Chelsea, helping the Albion secure a victory at Stamford Bridge for the first time in their history. [11] [12]

Enciso started in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on 23 April, playing 67 minutes as Brighton eventually lost on penalties to Manchester United. [13] Three days later, the 19–year–old made his first Premier League start for the Albion, in the 3–1 away loss at Nottingham Forest. [14] Three days after that on 29 April, he made two assists in Brighton's 6–0 home victory over the Wolves, Brighton's biggest Premier League victory. [15]

On May 14, Enciso opened the scoreline with a header from a Pervis Estupiñán cross in an eventual 3–0 away win at Arsenal. [16] He scored his first goal at Falmer Stadium on 24 May, scoring a 25-yard goal against Manchester City, with Brighton sealing a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. [17] The goal was chosen as BBC Goal of the Season for 2022–23 [18] and later chosen as Premier League Goal of the Season, beating out the likes of Brentford's Ivan Toney and Newcastle's Miguel Almirón in a vote decided by a panel of experts as well as the public's opinion. [19] Enciso also went on win the Goal of the Season at Brighton's end of season awards. [20]

On 19 August 2023, Enciso notably set up both of Solly March's goals in a 4–1 away win at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton's second match of the 2023–24 season. [21] [22] However, the following week, the striker suffered a knee issue and was subsequently ruled out for "a long period", according to manager Roberto De Zerbi. [23] [24]

International career

Enciso is a Paraguayan youth international, having played with the Paraguay U15 side at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship. [3] He first represented the senior Paraguay national team in a 3–1 2021 Copa América win over Bolivia on 14 June 2021. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Libertad 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 30200050
2020 Paraguayan Primera División810021102
2021 Paraguayan Primera División30634924212
2022 Paraguayan Primera División141100301711
Total551854001437425
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 [26] Premier League 2043030264
2023–24 [27] Premier League120100020150
2024–25 Premier League700030100
Total394406020514
Career total9422946016312529
  1. Includes Copa Paraguay and FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 14 November 2024 [28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 202120
202270
202320
2024111
Total221

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first. [28]

List of international goals scored by Julio Enciso
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 June 2024 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–21–2 2024 Copa América

Honours

Libertad

Individual

Records[ citation needed ]

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