Guillermo Paiva

Guillermo Paiva

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala
Date of birth	(1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Presidente Franco, Paraguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Atlético Junior
Number	9
Youth career
	3 de Febrero
2017–2018	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	3 de Febrero
2018–	Olimpia	77	(20)
2019	→ Zamora (loan)	13	(3)
2020	→ Náutico (loan)	23	(3)
2021	→ Náutico (loan)	27	(4)
2024	→ Colo-Colo (loan)	13	(2)
International career
2016–2017	Paraguay U20	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024

Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala (born 17 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Colo-Colo on loan from Olimpia.

Club career

A product of 3 de Febrero,[2][3] Paiva made his debut with them in 2016[4][5] and switched to Olimpia in February 2017.[6] He made his debut in the top division with Olimpia in a 0–1 loss against Deportivo Santaní on 29 July 2018.[7] He was loaned out to Venezuelan club Zamora in 2019[8] and two times to Brazilian club Náutico in 2020 and 2021.[9][10]

In 2024, he was loaned out to Chilean club Colo-Colo on a one-year deal with an option to buy.[11]

International career

Paiva represented Paraguay at under-20 level in the 2017 South American Championship.[3] Previously, he represented them in friendly matches against Chile and Peru.[12][13]

References

1. "Guillermo Paiva". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
2. "GUILLERMO PAIVA. GRACIAS AL FÚTBOL CAMBIÓ LA VIDA DE SU FAMILIA". Crónica (in Spanish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
3. "Guillermo Paiva cumple con las expectativas ante Brasil". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). CA 3 de Febrero - Formativas. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
4. "Se baja "telón azul" a una rueda de Intermedia". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
5. "Un título de "Primera"". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
6. "El esteño Guillermo Paiva es nuevo jugador de Olimpia". ADN Digital (in Spanish). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
7. "Santaní tumba al campeón en su "Bosque", colgado de Arévalos". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
8. "Guillermo Paiva fue presentado en Zamora". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
9. Mendes, Yago (15 January 2020). "Reforço do Náutico, Guillermo Paiva fala sobre diferenças do futebol brasileiro e paraguaio". Superesportes (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
10. "Guillermo Paiva está de volta ao Náutico; Jorge Colmán também reforça equipe". Clube Náutico Capibaribe (in Portuguese). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
11. "Ya es oficial: Guillermo Paiva es refuerzo de Colo Colo". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
12. "¡Primer golpe! La Roja Sub 20 logró un trabajado triunfo ante Paraguay". ANFP (in Spanish). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
13. (Selección Paraguaya de Fútbol) Entrevista a Guillermo Paiva, goleador de la Albirroja Sub 20 ante Perú on YouTube (in Spanish). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2024

External links

• Guillermo Paiva at Soccerway