Cecilio Domínguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Cecilio Domínguez
Domínguez with América in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Youth career
Sol de América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sol de América 89 (11)
2014 → Nacional (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Cerro Porteño 69 (25)
2017–2019 América 58 (13)
2019–2020 Independiente 29 (3)
2020–2022 Austin FC 38 (9)
2020 → Guaraní (loan) 14 (4)
2022–2023 Santos Laguna 15 (0)
2023– Cerro Porteño 34 (13)
International career‡
2010 Paraguay U17 9 (2)
2012–2013 Paraguay U20 20 (9)
2013– Paraguay 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2020

Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz (born 11 August 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Sol de América

Born in Asunción, Domínguez was a Sol de América youth graduate. On 20 November 2011, aged 17, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against Guaraní.

On 18 December 2011, in only his second appearance, he scored his professional goal by netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Cerro Porteño.[3] He then became a regular starter from the 2012 season onwards.

On 1 July 2014, Domínguez was loaned to Nacional for the remainder of the 2014 Copa Libertadores.[4] On 15 August, after the club was knocked out, he returned to his parent club, having only made two appearances.[5]

Cerro Porteño

On 20 December 2014, Domínguez moved to Cerro Porteño for a US$ 750,000 fee for 50% of his federative rights.[6] Regularly used, he scored a career-best 19 goals during the 2016 campaign; highlights included braces against Deportivo Capiatá (3–2 and 2–1 home wins), River Plate (3–2 away win) and former side Nacional (6–1 away win).

He also had a great Copa Sudamericana campaign, where he scored six goals in seven matches. His tally began with a hat trick against Independiente Santa Fe in the round of 16, two goals in the quarter finals first leg against Independiente Medellín, and a goal in the semi-finals against eventual winners Atlético Nacional, finishing tied for the golden boot with Miguel Borja.[7]

América

On 14 January 2017, Mexican side Club América signed Domínguez on a four-year contract.[8] He made his debut abroad fourteen days later, starting and scoring the only goal of the match in a Liga MX home win against Veracruz.[9]

On 29 July 2017, Domínguez scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against Pachuca.[10]

Independiente

On 24 January 2019, Domínguez joined Argentine club Independiente on a deal worth US$6 million, becoming the club's all-time record signing.[11]

Austin FC

On 24 August 2020, Domínguez was announced as the first Designated Player of the newly formed MLS franchise Austin FC, set to make its competitive debut in 2021.[12] On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Domínguez would spend the remainder of the season on loan with Guaraní, returning to Paraguay after three years.[13] He left the club in December 2020 after his loan concluded and joined Austin FC for their inaugural season.

On 24 April 2021, Domínguez scored two goals for Austin against the Colorado Rapids in the club's first ever victory.[14]

Domínguez started the 2022 season off strong with two goals in his first four games, but was sidelined when the MLS suspended him on April, starting an investigation into an off-field incident regarding domestic violence.[15] On May 4, he was reinstated into the Austin FC squad and began training with the rest of the team.[16][17] However, on 23 July 2022, the club announced that they had reached an agreement with Domínguez to terminate his contract.[18]

International career

After playing for Paraguay at under-17 and under-20 levels, Domínguez was first called by the full side on 2 October 2014, for friendlies with South Korea and China.[19] He made his full international debut eight days later, replacing Derlis González in a 2–0 loss against the former in Cheonan.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2023[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sol de América 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 2 1 — — — 2 1
2012 24 2 — — — 24 2
2013 25 5 — — — 25 5
2014 38 3 — — — 38 3
Total 89 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 11
Nacional (loan) 2014 Paraguayan Primera División 0 0 — 2[a] 0 — 2 0
Cerro Porteño 2015 Paraguayan Primera División 37 6 — 2[a] 1 — 39 7
2016 32 19 — 10[b] 7 — 42 26
Total 69 25 0 0 12 8 0 0 81 33
América 2016–17 Liga MX 6 3 2 0 — — 8 3
2017–18 33 8 5 0 4[c] 3 — 42 11
2018–19 19 2 4 4 — — 23 6
Total 58 13 11 4 4 3 0 0 73 20
Independiente 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 8 1 1 1 4[d] 3 2[e] 1 15 6
2019–20 21 2 1 0 2[d] 0 0 0 24 2
Total 29 3 2 1 6 3 2 1 39 8
Guaraní (loan) 2020 Paraguayan Primera División 14 4 — 6[a] 2 — 20 6
Austin FC 2021 MLS 34 7 — — — 34 7
2022 4 2 — — — 4 2
Total 38 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 9
América 2022–23 Liga MX 16 0 — — — 16 0
Cerro Porteño 2023 Paraguayan Primera División 19 6 1 0 — — 20 6
Career total 332 71 14 5 28 16 2 1 378 93
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances and six goals in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga

International

As of match played 24 August 2020[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Paraguay 2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 4 0
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
Total 17 0

Honours

Cerro Porteño

América

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Cecilio Domínguez - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Empate en Luque deja a Cerro Porteño como subcampeón" [Draw in Luque leave Cerro Porteño as second] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Amistoso para equipo copero habría mañana" [Friendly for the cup team tomorrow] (in Spanish). Club Nacional. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Cecilio retornó a Sol" [Cecilio returned to Sol] (in Spanish). Hoy. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Mendieta y Cecilio ya son del Ciclón" [Mendieta and Cecilio are already from Ciclón] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Cecilio Domínguez » Copa Sudamericana 2016". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  8. ^ "¡Bienvenido Cecilio Domínguez!" [Welcome Cecilio Domínguez!] (in Spanish). Club América. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Cecilio Dominguez scores in debut as Club America beat Veracruz 1–0". FMF State of Mind. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Cecilio Domínguez termina con la racha sin derrota del Pachuca en casa" [Cecilio Domínguez ends Pachuca's winless run] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Cecilio Domínguez dejó al América; ya es de Independiente". AS. 24 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Austin FC announce signing of Paraguay international Cecilio Dominguez from Independiente". MLS Soccer. 24 August 2020.
  13. ^ "MLS 2020 Transfer Window: Every move, report and rumor through deadline day". MLSSoccer.com. 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Austin FC make history with "momentous" first MLS win". MLSSoccer.com. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  15. ^ "MLS Suspends Austin FC Player Cecilio Domínguez". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Austin FC Statement on Cecilio Domínguez Investigation". Austinfc.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  17. ^ "MLS reinstates Dominguez after investigation". ESPN.com. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Austin FC, Cecilio Domínguez Mutually Agree to Terminate Contract". austinfc.com. 23 July 2022.
  19. ^ "El seleccionador paraguayo convoca a 5 jugadores del subcampeón de la Libertadores" [Paraguay manager calls up 5 players from the Libertadores' runner-up] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Corea del Sur derrota 2–0 a Paraguay y ya piensa en Costa Rica" [South Korea defeat Paraguay by 2–0 and already think at Costa Rica] (in Spanish). La Nación. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  21. ^ Cecilio Domínguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  22. ^ Cecilio Domínguez at Major League Soccer
  23. ^ "Cecilio Domínguez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 January 2019.