Luis Fernando Páez

Luis Páez
Personal information
Full nameLuis Fernando Páez González
Date of birthDecember 19, 1989
Place of birthAsunción, Paraguay
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Tacuary
Number9
Youth career
–2006Tacuary
2007–2008Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006Tacuary1(0)
2007–2009Sporting CP2(0)
2008–2009→ Fátima (loan)24(6)
2009–Tacuary16(1)
2010→ Gallipoli (loan)7(0)
National team
2009Paraguay U206(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 31, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Páez and the second or maternal family name is González.

Luis Fernando Páez González (born 19 December 1989 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Tacuary in the Primera División Paraguaya. Páez represented the Paraguay national under-20 football team at the 2009 South American U-20 Championship, finishing runners-up, and also at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Early career

Páez was part of the junior teams of Primera División Paraguaya club Tacuary where he played in the same category alongside team-mates Ronald Huth and Hernán Pérez. He was called up to the club's first-team during the 2006 season, where he made one league appearance.

Club career

Sporting Lisbon

2007–08 season

Páez joined Sporting Lisbon in July 2007 for a fee of €138.000 and was registered with the number #58.[1] For the entire duration of the 2007–08 season, he was also a member of the Sporting Lisbon U-19 Juniores team where he scored 4 goals in 8 league appearances. Páez was included in Lison's 18-man squad for their 2007–08 UEFA Champions League 2–1 group stage match away loss fixture against Manchester United on 27 November 2007.[2] On 8 December 2007, Páez made his first appearance of the 2007–08 Taça de Portugal in a fourth round 1–0 win match against Louletano. Páez was substituted onto the field in the 79th minute of Milan Purović.[3] Páez eventually debuted in the UEFA Champions League in a 3–0 home victory against Dynamo Kiev on 12 December 2007. Páez was substituted onto the field for Milan Purović in the 86th minute.[4] He debuted in the 2007–08 Primeira Liga in a 2–0 away loss against Boavista on 5 January 2008, when Páez was substituted onto the field for Milan Purović in the 72nd minute. Páez made his first and only appearance in the 2007–08 Taça da Liga (Carlsberg Cup) in a 1–0 away loss to Vitória on 9 January 2008. Páez made his second appearance in the Primeira Liga in a 1–1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra on January 13, 2008. Páez was substituted onto the field for Marat Izmaylov in the 63rd minute of the match. Páez had made a total of 5 appearances for Lisbon in all competitions.[5]

2008–09 season

Loan to CD Fátima

Having made just two league appearances during the 2007–08 season, Páez eventually spent the 2008–09 season on loan with CD Fátima where he participated in the 2008–09 Segunda Divisão and was registered with the number No. 9. On 24 August 2008, Páez debuted in the 2008–09 Segunda Divisão in a 2–1 away victory against Tourizense, where he was substited onto the field in the 72nd minute for Miguel Neves.[6] On 19 October 2008, Páez debuted in the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal in a 1–1 draw against C.D. Feirense, scoring a penalty in the 1st minute of the match to give Fátima a 1–0 lead.[7][8] CD Fátima went on to win the match 4–1 on penalties. On October 25, 2008, Páez scored his first goals for CD Fátima, a double, in a 3–2 away victory against CD Operário. Páez scored a penalty in the 58th minute to tie the scores level at 2–2 and then scored the winner in the 92nd minute.[9] Two weeks later, Páez made his second appearance in the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal during a 1–0 loss against CD Cinfães on November 9, 2008. Páez was substituted onto the field in the 80th minute for Vasco Varão.[10] Páez scored his third league goal in a 1–1 away draw against Monsanto on December 14, 2008. He scored via penalty in the 50th minute of the match to level the scores.[11] His fourth league goal came in a 4–1 away victory, again against Monsanto on March 29, 2009. Páez had scored a 27th minute penalty to give CD Fátima a 2–0 lead.[12] CD Fátima had finished in first place of their category, Série C, and qualified for the Championship Playoffs. On May 24, 2008, Páez was substituted onto the fiel for Ismael Gaúcho in the 60th minute and scored CD Fátima's fourth goal in the 70th minute in their 4–1 second-leg semi-final play-off victory against Carregado.[13] CD Fátima won the tie 5–2 on aggregate and progressed to the final. During the final, Páez scored CD Fátima's second goal in the 45th minute in their 2–1 victory against G.D. Chaves on May 5, 2009.[14] CD Fátima gained promotion to the Segunda Liga for the 2009–10 season as Páez had made 26 appearances and scored 7 goals in all competitions.

Tacuary

2010 season

Loan to Gallipoli Calcio

During the 2010 winter transfer window, Páez joined Italian Serie B club Gallipoli Calcio on a 6-month loan period.

Return to Tacuary

Upon his return to Tacuary, Páez debuted in the 2010 Paraguayan Primera División season in a 2–0 home victory against 3 de Febrero on August 1. He had played a full-90 minutes of the match and scored Tacuary's second goal in the 55th minute.[15]

International career

In January 2009, Páez was selected for the Paraguay under-20 team to participate at the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of January 21, 2013

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tacuary 2006 10--10
Sporting Lisbon 2007–08 20201050
CD Fátima 2008–09 24621-267
Tacuary 2009 130--130
Gallipoli 2009–10 70--70
Tacuary 2010 31--31
Tacuary 2011 00--00
Tacuary 2012 00--00
Career total 5074110558

International

Paraguay Under–20

Scores and results list Paraguay U–20's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1. January 20, 2009 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Brazil 1–1 2009 South American U-20 Championship
2. January 24, 2000 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Uruguay 2–4 2009 South American U-20 Championship
3. January 28, 2009 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Chile 2–1 2009 South American U-20 Championship
4. January 31, 2009 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Argentina 1–1 2009 South American U-20 Championship
5. September 25, 2009 Cairo, Egypt  Italy 0–0 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
6. October 1, 2009 Cairo, Egypt  Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours

Club

Sporting Lisbon
CD Fátima

International

Paraguay U-20

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sporting.pt/incscp/pdf/investor_relations/ir_ofertaspublicas_prospecto_101210.pdf
  2. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2007/11/27/europe/uefa-champions-league/manchester-united-fc/sporting-clube-de-portugal/513402/
  3. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2008154500196020
  4. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2007/12/12/europe/uefa-champions-league/sporting-clube-de-portugal/fc-dynamo-kyiv/513426/
  5. ↑ http://www.forumscp.com/wiki/index.php?title=2007/08
  6. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=200915403710104
  7. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2009154500197180
  8. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/portcup09.html
  9. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=200915403710701
  10. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=200915403710104
  11. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=200915403711304
  12. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=200915403720403
  13. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2009154003103022
  14. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2009154003101010
  15. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2010/07/31/paraguay/division-profesional/tacuary/3-de-febrero/972385/

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