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DeutschEpifanio García
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Epifanio Ariel García Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1992 | ||
| 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) |
| 2016 | → Fulgencio Yegros (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Belgrano (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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[edit]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
[edit]García played four times for the Paraguay U17s in 2009.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 August 2018.[1]
| 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 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Paraguay
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in 2014 Copa Libertadores, one appearance in 2014 Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Seven appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
- ^ Three goals in 2017 Copa Libertadores
Honours
[edit]- Cerro Porteño[1]
- Guaraní[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Epifanio García profile". Soccerway. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "La historia humilde de Epifanio, con madera de goleador". Mundod Lavoz. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "El debut soñado de Epifanio García en Guaraní". D10. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Belgrano incorporó al paraguayo Epifanio García". TyC Sports. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Belgrano firma a Epifanio García". AS. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Epifanio García profile". BDFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Epifanio García at Soccerway