Luis Zárate (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zárate and the second or maternal family name is Cardozo.

Luis Zárate

Personal information
Full name	Luis Felipe Zárate Cardozo
Date of birth	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Paraguay
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back[1][2]
Team information
Current team	Independiente del Valle
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Olimpia	44	(2)
2024–	Independiente del Valle	14	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Paraguay U17	7	(0)
2022–	Paraguay	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 21 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:59, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Luis Felipe Zárate Cardozo (born 25 February 2000) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

On 8 January 2024, Zárate signed for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle on a four-year contract.[3]

International career

On 2 June 2022, Zárate made his international debut for Paraguay in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Japan.[4]

Honours

Olimpia

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2022 Clausura[5]

References

1. "Luis Zárate, gol y figura en el 3-0: ¿Qué dijo Diego Aguirre?". ABC.com.py (in Spanish). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
2. "Olimpia: Julio Cáceres apuesta por Luis Zárate para el superclásico". Hoy.com.py (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
3. "Independiente del Valle presentó oficialmente a Luis Zárate" [Independiente del Valle officially presented Luis Zárate]. Versus.com (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
4. "Japan vs. Paraguay". National-Football-Teams.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
5. "Olimpia gana el Clausura y habrá finalísima". ABC.com.py (in Spanish). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

External links

• Luis Zárate at National-Football-Teams.com
• Luis Zárate at Soccerway