Josué Colmán

Josué Colmán
Personal information
Full name David Josué Colmán Escobar
Date of birth (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Querétaro
Number 19
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Cerro Porteño 48 (4)
2018–2020 Orlando City 32 (1)
2019–2020Cerro Porteño (loan) 26 (2)
2021–2022 Guaraní 53 (4)
2022–2024 Mazatlán 39 (3)
2025– Querétaro 2 (0)
International career
2015 Paraguay U17 10 (1)
2017 Paraguay U20 2 (0)
2016 Paraguay U23 4 (0)
2022– Paraguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:10, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

David Josué Colmán Escobar (born 25 July 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán.

Club career

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Colmán helped Cerro Porteño win the 2017 Torneo Clausura championship.[1]

In January 2018, Colmán signed with Orlando City and was given a Young Designated Player tag.[1] Colmán made his Orlando City debut on 17 March 2018 against New York City.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2018 against New York Red Bulls.[3] Colmán was left out of Orlando City's lineup for a 6 May 2018 match after he had broken a team rule in the locker room.[4]

In June 2019, Colmán returned to Cerro Porteño on a one-and-a-half-year loan deal.[5] On 26 September 2020, Cerro Porteño clinched the Apertura title with one match to spare following a 3–1 victory over River Plate.[6]

Colmán had his contract option declined as part of Orlando's end of season roster moves in December 2020.[7]

On 28 January 2021, Colmán signed with Paraguayan Primera División side Guaraní.[8]

International career

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He played for the Paraguay under-17 team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup[1] and the Paraguay under-20s at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship.

Personal life

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In February 2019, Colmán obtained a U.S. green card, which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 13 December 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2016 Primera División 16 3 0 0 7 0 23 3
2017 32 1 0 0 2 0 34 1
Total 48 4 0 0 9 0 57 4
Orlando City 2018 MLS 24 1 3 0 27 1
2019 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 32 1 3 0 0 0 35 1
Cerro Porteño (loan) 2019 Primera División 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
2020 24 2 0 0 2 0 26 2
Total 26 2 0 0 4 0 30 2
Career totals 106 7 3 0 13 0 122 7

Honours

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Cerro Porteño

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Orlando City SC Signs Paraguayan Midfielder Josué Colmán as Young Designated Player". Orlando City SC. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Lions Topped 2–0 by NYCFC". Orlando City SC. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Orlando City Erases Early Deficit, Defeats Red Bulls 4–3". Orlando City SC. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Orlando City SC's Josue Colman left out of 18 after breaking team rule". 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Orlando City SC Loans Josué Colmán to Cerro Porteño". orlandocitysc.com.
  6. ^ "El pueblo está de fiesta: Cerro Porteño, histórico y fantástico campeón" (in Spanish). D10 Paraguay. 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ^ "Josué Colmán es bienvenido en Guaraní". Tigo Sports (in Spanish).
  9. ^ Culver, Jordan; USA, Pro Soccer (8 February 2019). "Orlando City midfielder Josué Colmán turns page on 'horrible' 2018 season". Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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