Julio Villalba

Julio César Villalba Gaona (born 11 September 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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 (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998
Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Youth career
0000–2016 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Cerro Porteño 16 (4)
2017– Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (0)
2017 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 13 (2)
2020 → SCR Altach (loan) 8 (0)
National team
2015 Paraguay U17 11 (2)
2016–2018 Paraguay U20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:19, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Villalba signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017.[1]

Upon returning to Paraguay, he featured for Cerro Porteño U20 in the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

On 8 January 2020, Villalba was sent on loan to SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.[6]

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.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

He then featured at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup making three appearances and scoring two goals against Syria U17[15] and France U17.[16][17]

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References
  1. http://www.pasionfutbol.com/noticias/Julio-Villalba-el-joven-paraguayo-que-se-va-a-la-Bundesliga-alemana-20160114-0027.html
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/31/south-america/copa-libertadores-u20/club-cerro-porteno-u20/liverpool-fc-u20/2191394/
  3. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/03/south-america/copa-libertadores-u20/club-cerro-porteno-u20/bolivar-u20/2191396/
  4. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/06/south-america/copa-libertadores-u20/club-cerro-porteno-u20/lanus-u20/2191398/
  5. http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/villalba-esta-para-arrancar-de-titular
  6. "BORUSSIA LOAN OUT VILLALBA TO SCR ALTACH". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/04/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/venezuela-u17/1974450/
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/08/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/brazil-under-17/1974453/
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/12/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/peru-under-17/1974457/
  10. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/14/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/colombia-under-17/1974459/
  11. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/21/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/argentina-under-17/2021040/
  12. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/24/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/ecuador-u17/2021043/
  13. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/27/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/brazil-under-17/2021046/
  14. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/30/south-america/sudamericano-u17/paraguay-u17/uruguay-under-17/2021049/
  15. https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=271783/match=300298375/report.html
  16. https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=271783/match=300298377/report.html
  17. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/25/world/u17-world-cup/paraguay-u17/new-zealand-under-17/2037241/
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