Alberto Contrera
{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alberto Contrera
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| fullname = Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Asunción, Paraguay
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Sportivo Ameliano
| clubnumber = 40
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2009–2013 |clubs1 = Olimpia |caps1 = 41 |goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2012 |clubs2 = → Rubio Ñu (loan) |caps2 = 14 |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013 |clubs3 = → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) |caps3 = 14 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014 |clubs4 = General Díaz |caps4 = 19 |goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2015–2023 |clubs5 = Guaraní |caps5 = 128 |goals5 = 14
| years6 = 2017–2018 |clubs6 = → Patronato (loan) |caps6 = 7 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021 |clubs7 = → River Plate (loan) |caps7 = 34 |goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2023– |clubs8 = Sportivo Ameliano |caps8 = 46 | goals8 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2011 |nationalteam1 = Paraguay U20 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17 September 2024
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Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez (born 14 February 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sportivo Ameliano.{{Soccerway|alberto-contreras/115519}}
Career
=Club=
Contrera's career began with Olimpia.{{cite news|title=Heroico Ciclón acaba con Olimpia|url=http://www.ultimahora.com/heroico-ciclon-acaba-olimpia-n273951.html|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=Ultima Hora|date=15 November 2009}} He made his professional debut during the 2009 Paraguayan Primera División season, before scoring his first goals in a 0–3 win versus 3 de Febrero during 2010.{{cite news|title=Alberto Contrera profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ALBERTO-CIRILO-CONTRERAS-78346.html|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=BDFA|date=29 March 2018}} He went on to score three goals in thirty-nine appearances in his first four seasons with Olimpia.{{cite news|title=Contrera: Nunca me voy a quejar de Olimpia|url=http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/contrera-nunca-me-voy-a-quejar-de-olimpia-1291786.html|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=ABC|date=2 October 2014}} In July 2012, Contrera was loaned to Rubio Ñu.{{cite news|title=Rubio Ñu suma refuerzos|url=http://d10.paraguay.com/rubio-nu-suma-refuerzos-n19730|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=D10|date=18 July 2012}} One goal in fourteen matches followed. He returned to Olimpia for the 2013 campaign, eventually making six further appearances for the club. Contrera departed on loan again in 2013 to join fellow Paraguayan Primera División team Sportivo Luqueño.{{cite news|title=Rodrigo López y Piru en Sportivo Luqueño|url=http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/ro-ro-y-piru-en-luque-598408.html|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=ABC|date=22 July 2013}}
After fourteen matches for Sportivo Luqueño in 2013, Contrera left Olimpia to spend 2014 with General Díaz. He marked his second start for General Díaz with two goals in a 3–2 win against 12 de Octubre on 15 August. On 1 January 2015, Guaraní signed Contrera.{{cite news|title=Contrera llega a Dos Bocas cargado de mucha ilusión|url=http://d10.paraguay.com/contrera-llega-dos-bocas-cargado-mucha-ilusion-n622008|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=D10|date=24 December 2014}} He scored five goals in twenty-five appearances in his debut season as Guaraní finished second. In his first three seasons with the club, Contrera netted eight goals in fifty-six games.{{cite news|title=Con mucho hue|url=http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/copa-de-primera-guarani-alberto-contrera-con-mucho-huevo|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=Tigo Sports|date=4 December 2016}} July 2017 saw Contrera leave Paraguayan football for the first time to play in Argentina with Patronato on loan.{{cite news|title=Alberto Contrera se sumaría a Patronato|url=https://www.unoentrerios.com.ar/ovacion/alberto-contrera-se-sumaria-patronato-n1438057.html|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=Uno Entre Rios|date=22 July 2017}} His first match came versus San Martín on 27 August.{{cite news|title=Superliga: Alberto Contrera asomó como alternativa en Patronato|url=http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=262452|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=Analisis Digital|date=11 October 2017}}
=International=
Contrera won three caps for the Paraguay U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru, the first of which arrived during a 4–2 defeat to Brazil on 17 January 2011.{{cite news|title=Contrera y Torres, entre las figuras del Sudamericano Sub 20|url=http://www.paraguay.com/deportes/contrera-y-torres-entre-las-figuras-del-sudamericano-sub-20-60762|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=Paraguay|date=14 January 2011}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|CupIncludes the Copa Argentina !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|ContinentalIncludes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Olimpia
|2009 |rowspan="5|Paraguayan Primera División |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2010
|9 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2011
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4Four appearances in 2011 Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Rubio Ñu (loan)
|2012 |rowspan="7|Paraguayan Primera División |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|Sportivo Luqueño (loan)
|2013 |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|General Díaz
|2014 |19 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4Four appearances in 2014 Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Guaraní
|2015 |20 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5Five appearances in 2015 Copa Libertadores | 1One goal in 2015 Copa Libertadores | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2016
|14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2017
|13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4Four appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Patronato (loan)
|rowspan="1|Argentine Primera División |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!144 | 13 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 14 |
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Honours
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Asunción
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Paraguayan men's footballers
Category:Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Club Olimpia footballers
Category:Club Rubio Ñu footballers
Category:Sportivo Luqueño players
Category:Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers
Category:Club Atlético Patronato footballers
Category:Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers
Category:Paraguayan Primera División players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina