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Epifanio García

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Epifanio García
Personal information
Full name Epifanio Ariel García Duarte
Date of birth (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth San Miguel, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
River Plate
Number 19
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Cerro Porteño 8 (0)
2015–2019 Guaraní 48 (12)
2016Fulgencio Yegros (loan) 36 (8)
2017–2018Belgrano (loan) 15 (4)
2020– River Plate 10 (1)
International career
2009 Paraguay U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:19, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

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

Career

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Club

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of 6 August 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] 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[c] 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[d] 3[e] 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

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Cerro Porteño[1]
Guaraní[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Epifanio García profile". Soccerway. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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