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Héctor Villalba

Héctor Villalba

Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer (born 1994)


Héctor Daniel "Tito" Villalba (born 26 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División team Club Libertad. Born in Argentina, he represents Paraguay internationally.

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Club career

Villalba was born on 26 July 1994 and lived almost to maturity in the Villa 1–11–14. He arrived in San Lorenzo when he was 10, and was chosen after a test in which 500 boys were selected to start a path to professionalism. He confessed to being a fan of San Lorenzo, and went through all the lower levels at the club.

On 18 August 2012, he made his debut in the Primera Division Argentina, against Estudiantes de La Plata, when he entered in the 37th minute of the second half replacing Luis Aguiar, with Ricardo Caruso Lombardi as team manager.

Tito Villalba signing the Golden Spike on 10 September 2017-09-10

On 22 July 2016, Villaba signed as a young Designated Player with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United.[3] He joined Liga MX side Tijuana on loan on 28 July 2016, but struggled to make many appearances for the club due to injury.[4]

On 31 January 2020, Villaba was transferred to Paraguayan Primera División side Club Libertad for an undisclosed fee.[5]

International career

Despite being born in Argentina, Héctor is also eligible to represent Paraguay because his father was born there. On 5 September 2018 Villalba made the one-time switch to Paraguay in hopes of making the squad for the 2019 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6]

On 25 September 2018 Villalba was called up to Paraguay along with fellow club teammate Miguel Almirón for a national team camp despite not scheduling any friendlies.[7] He made his competitive debut with Paraguay on 20 November as a substitute in the second half of the friendly match against South Africa.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 18 March 2019[9]
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International

As of 20 November 2018
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Personal life

He can speak Guarani, an indigenous language spoken in Paraguay.[10]

In January 2018, Villalba earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[11]

Honours

Club

San Lorenzo

Atlanta United

Libertad

Individual


References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. "Héctor Villalba es paraguayo". ABC Color (in European Spanish). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Tito Villalba called up to Paraguay". DirtySouthSoccer. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. Héctor Villalba at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. Roberson, Doug (22 January 2018). "Atlanta United secures green card for Villalba". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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