Alberto Contrera

Alberto Contrera

Personal information
Full name	Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez
Date of birth	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sportivo Ameliano
Number	40
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Olimpia	41	(3)
2012	→ Rubio Ñu (loan)	14	(1)
2013	→ Sportivo Luqueño (loan)	14	(0)
2014	General Díaz	19	(2)
2015–2023	Guaraní	128	(14)
2017–2018	→ Patronato (loan)	7	(0)
2020–2021	→ River Plate (loan)	34	(3)
2023–	Sportivo Ameliano	46	(5)
International career
2011	Paraguay U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2024

Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez (born 14 February 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sportivo Ameliano.[1]

Career

Club

Contrera's career began with Olimpia.[1][2] He made his professional debut during the 2009 Paraguayan Primera División season, before scoring his first goals in a 0–3 win versus 3 de Febrero during 2010.[1][3] He went on to score three goals in thirty-nine appearances in his first four seasons with Olimpia.[1][4] In July 2012, Contrera was loaned to Rubio Ñu.[5] One goal in fourteen matches followed.[1] He returned to Olimpia for the 2013 campaign, eventually making six further appearances for the club.[1] Contrera departed on loan again in 2013 to join fellow Paraguayan Primera División team Sportivo Luqueño.[6]

After fourteen matches for Sportivo Luqueño in 2013, Contrera left Olimpia to spend 2014 with General Díaz.[1] He marked his second start for General Díaz with two goals in a 3–2 win against 12 de Octubre on 15 August.[1] On 1 January 2015, Guaraní signed Contrera.[7] He scored five goals in twenty-five appearances in his debut season as Guaraní finished second.[1] In his first three seasons with the club, Contrera netted eight goals in fifty-six games.[1][8] July 2017 saw Contrera leave Paraguayan football for the first time to play in Argentina with Patronato on loan.[9] His first match came versus San Martín on 27 August.[1][10]

International

Contrera won three caps for the Paraguay U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru, the first of which arrived during a 4–2 defeat to Brazil on 17 January 2011.[1][11]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2018.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olimpia	2009	Paraguayan Primera División	4	0	—		—		—		0	0	4	0
	2010		9	3	—		—		0	0	0	0	9	3
	2011		15	0	—		—		4[c]	0	0	0	19	0
	2012		7	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	7	0
	2013		6	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		41	3	—		—		4	0	0	0	45	3
Rubio Ñu (loan)	2012	Paraguayan Primera División	14	1	—		—		—		0	0	14	1
Sportivo Luqueño (loan)	2013		14	0	—		—		—		0	0	14	0
General Díaz	2014		19	2	—		—		4[d]	0	0	0	23	2
Guaraní	2015		20	4	—		—		5[e]	1[f]	0	0	25	5
	2016		14	2	—		—		0	0	0	0	14	2
	2017		13	1	—		—		4[g]	0	0	0	17	1
	2018		2	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		49	7	—		—		9	1	0	0	58	8
Patronato (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	7	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	7	0
Career total			144	13	0	0	—		17	1	0	0	161	14

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
3. Four appearances in 2011 Copa Sudamericana
4. Four appearances in 2014 Copa Sudamericana
5. Five appearances in 2015 Copa Libertadores
6. One goal in 2015 Copa Libertadores
7. Four appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores

Honours

Olimpia[1]

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2011 Clausura

Guaraní[1]

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2016 Clausura

References

1. Alberto Contrera at Soccerway
2. "Heroico Ciclón acaba con Olimpia". Ultima Hora. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. "Alberto Contrera profile". BDFA. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
4. "Contrera: Nunca me voy a quejar de Olimpia". ABC. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
5. "Rubio Ñu suma refuerzos". D10. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
6. "Rodrigo López y Piru en Sportivo Luqueño". ABC. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
7. "Contrera llega a Dos Bocas cargado de mucha ilusión". D10. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
8. "Con mucho hue". Tigo Sports. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
9. "Alberto Contrera se sumaría a Patronato". Uno Entre Rios. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
10. "Superliga: Alberto Contrera asomó como alternativa en Patronato". Analisis Digital. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
11. "Contrera y Torres, entre las figuras del Sudamericano Sub 20". Paraguay. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2018.