Epifanio García

Epifanio Ariel García Duarte (born 2 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for River Plate.[1]

Epifanio García

Personal information
Full name	Epifanio Ariel García Duarte
Date of birth	(1992-07-02) 2 July 1992
Place of birth	San Miguel, Paraguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	River Plate
Youth career
	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Cerro Porteño	8	(0)
2015–2019	Guaraní	48	(12)
2016	→ Fulgencio Yegros (loan)	36	(8)
2017–2018	→ Belgrano (loan)	15	(4)
2020–	River Plate	2	(1)
National team
2009	Paraguay U17	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

Club

García started his senior footballing career in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño, with whom he made his professional debut with in June 2011 against Nacional in the Paraguayan Primera División.[1] Two further appearances followed in 2012 and 2013 for García, before he played five times during 2014.[1] He left in 2015 following eight appearances, none of which were starts. García signed for fellow Paraguayan top-flight club Guaraní in June 2015.[1] Before featuring for Guaraní, García had a loan spell with Paraguayan División Intermedia side Fulgencio Yegros where he scored eight goals in thirty-six games.[2][3]

He eventually made his Guaraní debut on 16 October 2016, over a year after joining, in a league match with River Plate, he scored his first career goal in the process during a 1–2 win.[1][4] In total, he went onto score three goals, including one versus former club Cerro Porteño, in eight games throughout 2016.[1] He scored three goals in seven 2017 Copa Libertadores matches for Guaraní.[1] On 23 July 2017, García joined Argentine Primera División side Belgrano on loan.[2][5][6]

International

García played four times for the Paraguay U17s in 2009.[7]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2018.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cerro Porteño	2011	Paraguayan Primera División	1	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2012		1	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013		1	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014		5	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	7	0
	2015		0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		8	0	—		—		2	0	0	0	10	0
Guaraní	2015	Paraguayan Primera División	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016		8	3	—		—		0	0	0	0	8	3
	2017		14	2	—		—		7[lower-alpha 4]	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	21	5
	2018		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		24	5	—		—		7	3	0	0	31	8
Fulgencio Yegros (loan)	2016	Paraguayan División Intermedia	36	8	—		—		—		0	0	36	8
Belgrano (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	15	4	2	0	—		—		0	0	17	4
Career total			83	17	2	0	—		9	3	0	0	94	20

1. Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Paraguay
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
3. One appearance in 2014 Copa Libertadores, one appearance in 2014 Copa Sudamericana
4. Seven appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
5. Three goals in 2017 Copa Libertadores

Honours

Cerro Porteño[1]

• Paraguayan Primera División (2): 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura

Guaraní[1]

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2016 Clausura

References

1. "Epifanio García profile". Soccerway. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. "Quién es Epifanio García, el delantero que anotó el primer gol en el nuevo Gigante de Alberdi". Mundod Lavoz. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
3. "La historia humilde de Epifanio, con madera de goleador". Mundod Lavoz. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
4. "El debut soñado de Epifanio García en Guaraní". D10. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
5. "Belgrano incorporó al paraguayo Epifanio García". TyC Sports. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
6. "Belgrano firma a Epifanio García". AS. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
7. "Epifanio García profile". BDFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

External links

• Epifanio García at Soccerway