Julio Villalba

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villalba and the second or maternal family name is Gaona.
Julio Villalba
Villalba playing for Paraguay U20 during the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship
Personal information
Full name Julio César Villalba Gaona
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Independiente
Number 9
Youth career
–2016 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Cerro Porteño 16 (4)
2017–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 (1)
2017 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 13 (2)
2020 → SCR Altach (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 Guayaquil City 24 (1)
2022–2023 Sol de América 8 (0)
2023 Luqueño 1 (0)
2024– Independiente 0 (0)
International career
2015 Paraguay U17 11 (2)
2016–2018 Paraguay U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Julio César Villalba Gaona (born 17 September 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente.

Club career

Villalba signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017.[2]

Upon returning to Paraguay, he featured for Cerro Porteño U20 in the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[3][4][5]

He made his first-team debuts for Cerro Porteño during 2016 and the club will enjoy little of him before the player departs permanently to the Bundesliga.[6]

On 8 January 2020, Villalba was sent on loan to SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.[7]

International career

Villalba featured in Cerro Porteno's youth academy and Paraguay U17 alongside Sergio Díaz.

Villalba played at the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship, making 8 appearances.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

He then featured at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup making three appearances and scoring two goals against Syria U17[16] and France U17.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 – List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Julio Villalba, el joven paraguayo que se va a la Bundesliga alemana". Pasión Fútbol. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Cerro Porteño U20 vs. Liverpool U20 - 31 January 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Cerro Porteño U20 vs. Bolívar U20 - 3 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Cerro Porteño U20 vs. Lanús U20 - 6 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "HOY / Cerro: Villalba está para arrancar de titular". www.hoy.com.py.
  7. ^ "BORUSSIA LOAN OUT VILLALBA TO SCR ALTACH". 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Venezuela U17 - 4 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Brazil U17 - 8 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Peru U17 - 12 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Colombia U17 - 14 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Argentina U17 - 21 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Ecuador U17 - 24 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Brazil U17 - 27 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. Uruguay U17 - 30 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ FIFA.com
  17. ^ FIFA.com
  18. ^ "Paraguay U17 vs. New Zealand U17 - 25 October 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.