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