This is a list of non-Paraguayan footballers who currently play or have played Football in Paraguay. For CONMEBOL or South American foreign football players in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are the countries that have contributed most players to Paraguayan football. [1] Argentine football players, such as Roberto Acuña and Ricardo Ismael Rojas, played in for several years in Paraguay's leagues and even naturalized themselves to play for the national team. [2] Argentine Héctor Núñez, [3] Uruguayan Hernan Rodrigo Lopez and Brazilian Gauchinho are the only non-Paraguayan football players to be leading goalscorers of the Primera División Paraguaya in a single season, including the Apertura and Clausura. Héctor Núñez is the only foreign player to win the goalscoring title back-to-back (1994–1995), playing for Cerro Porteño. Most non-CONMEBOL or non-South American foreign football players in Paraguay's football leagues have come from African (CAF) countries, especially Cameroon, and from Asian (AFC) countries, especially Japan. Amongst the non-CONMEBOL foreign football players in Paraguay, the most iconic signing in Paraguayan football and the highest paid player in the country's history was the Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor, when he joined Olimpia Asunción in 2020. [4] Between 2008 and 2011, 30 under-15 footballers from Indonesia, including Zikri Akbar and Rahmanuddin played at diverse clubs in Paraguay's Football League. [5] In 2016, Trinidad and Tobago women's national team players Kennya Cordner and Kimika Forbes became the first CONCACAF players in to win a trophy in the CONMEBOL, being crowned champions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina with Paraguayan club Sportivo Limpeño. [6] [7] [8]
| Nationality | Player | Club | References |
|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia | Mauro Guevgeozián | Libertad (2013) | [62] |
 France | Vincent Ramaël | Sportivo San Lorenzo (2016) | [63] |
| France | Karim Safsaf | Olimpia Itá (2016) | [64] |
 Germany | Daniel König | River Plate Asunción (2002–2003) | [65] [66] |
 Italy | Massimiliano Ammendola | Sol de América (2013–2014) | [67] |
 Portugal | Thiago França | 3 de Febrero (2011) | [68] [69] |
 Spain | Ruben Sanchez Montero | Sportivo Luqueño (2008) | [70] |
| Spain | Andreu Ramos | Guaraní (2012–2013) | [71] |
| Spain | Robert Ramos | Guaraní (2012–2013) | [72] |
| Spain | Mikel Arce | 12 de Octubre (2009) | [73] [74] |
| Spain | Daniel Güiza | Cerro Porteño (2013–2015) | [75] [76] |
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its president is Raúl Zapag and the manager is Víctor Bernay. Its main rival is Club Olimpia. They play their home games at the 45,000-seat General Pablo Rojas Stadium, also known as La Nueva Olla.
Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, and holds its home games at Estadio Arsenio Erico.
Club Presidente Hayes is a Paraguayan association football club from Tacumbú, a section of Asunción, Paraguay. The club is also known colloquially by its nicknames The Yankees and The Little Star. They play regularly in Asuncion's Kiko Reyes Stadium as part of the Paraguayan Soccer League. The club was founded in 1907 and participated in their first international tournament in the 1953 Copa Montevideo. It is one of several entities in Paraguay that were named in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States. Hayes, who was required to arbitrate an Argentine-Paraguayan territorial dispute in the Gran Chaco after the War of the Triple Alliance, decided in favour of Paraguay. The club is the former home of Paraguayans Néstor Benítez, Teófilo Barrios, Tomás Guzmán, Julio Valentín González and José Ariel Núñez, and foreigners Riki Kitawaki, Bryan Lopez, and Victor Cristaldo
Club Sport Colombia, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Fernando de la Mora. The club was founded November 1, 1924 and plays in the Paraguayan second division. Their home games are played at the Estadio Alfonso Colmán which has a capacity of approximately 7,000 seats. The club is the former home of Jorge Daniel Florentín, Elio Mora, Ignacio Paniagua, Emilio Martinez, José Antonio Franco, Pedro Richard Irala, Carlos Antonio Mereles, Rodolfo Guillén, Marcelo Estigarribia and Victor Cristaldo.
Rodrigo Roman Burgos is a Paraguayan football defensive midfielder who plays for Boca Unidos in the Argentine Torneo Federal A.
Javier Fabián Toledo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Colón.
Germán Andrés Hornos Correa is a Uruguayan former footballer.
Víctor Hugo Ávalos Acosta was a Paraguayan footballer most remembered for his spells at Quilmes, Independiente Medellín and in Chilean football. Mainly a central midfielder who could also operate as an attacking playmaker, he died in 2009 from a heart attack during an amateur football game.
Club Deportivo Capiatá, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Capiatá. The club was founded on September 8, 2008 and plays in the Third División of the Paraguayan league. Their home games are played at the Estadio Lic. Erico Galeano Segovia.
Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor, more commonly known as Ángel Romero, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Corinthians and the Paraguay national team. He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.
Cristian David Pavón is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atlético Mineiro.
Juan Josué Rodríguez is a Honduran football midfielder who plays for Parrillas One.
Oscar Raul Paulín Delarrosa is an Argentine–Paraguayan former association footballer and current coach who directs Sportivo Ameliano in the Paraguayan Tercera Division.
Jang Hee-mang is a South Korean association footballer who last played for 12 de Octubre in the Primera División Paraguaya. Jang was for 3 years in Paraguayan Football.
Mohammad Ibrahim is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a winger. He currently plays for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.
Tnoy Andrew is a footballer from the US Virgin Islands who plays as a defender for Swetes FC and the United States Virgin Islands national soccer team.
Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, on loan from EFL Championship side Sunderland, and the Costa Rica national team.
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