Cristian Parano
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{distinguish|Cristián Arano}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cristian Parano
| image =
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| fullname = Cristian Agustín Parano Rasguido
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|8|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aguilares, Argentina
| position = Attacking midfielder{{cite news|title=Cristian Parano|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/cristian-parano/|accessdate=4 July 2019|work=World Football}}
| currentclub = Sacramento Republic
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2010–2014 |youthclubs1 = Boca Juniors
| youthyears2 = 2014–2017 |youthclubs2 = River Plate
| youthyears3 = 2017–2018 |youthclubs3 = San Martín
| years1 = 2018 |clubs1 = San Martín |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020 |clubs2 = San Antonio FC |caps2 = 46 |goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2021–2023 |clubs3 = Paços de Ferreira |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022 |clubs4 = → Chania FC (loan)|caps4 = 16|goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2022–2023 |clubs5 = → San Antonio FC (loan)|caps5 = 10|goals5 =1
| years6 = 2023 |clubs6 = San Antonio FC |caps6 = 11 |goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2023– |clubs7 = Sacramento Republic |caps7 = 35 |goals7 = 2
| club-update = 14:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
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Cristian Agustín Parano Rasguido (born 16 August 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club Sacramento Republic.{{Soccerway|cristian-agustin-parano-rasguido/546126}}
Career
=Early career=
Parano's early youth career included a spell with one of Barcelona's affiliate clubs in Buenos Aires from the age of nine, prior to the midfielder signing with Boca Juniors' academy in 2010.{{cite news|title=San Antonio FC signs midfielder Cristian Parano|url=https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/990651|accessdate=2 February 2019|work=San Antonio FC|date=31 January 2019|archive-date=1 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013539/https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/990651|url-status=dead}} Four years later, he switched to rivals River Plate. In 2017, Parano moved to San Martín.{{cite news|title=Viaje a Bahía Blanca con una carita nueva|url=https://diarioelzondasj.com.ar/viaje-a-bahia-blanca-con-una-carita-nueva|accessdate=2 February 2019|work=Diario El Zonda|date=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203090926/https://diarioelzondasj.com.ar/viaje-a-bahia-blanca-con-una-carita-nueva|archive-date=3 February 2019|url-status=dead}} His professional debut arrived on 4 May 2018 during a Primera División home defeat to Vélez Sarsfield, he had previously been an unused substitute for a fixture with Olimpo in April.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de Cristian Parano|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-CRISTIAN-AGUSTIN-PARANO-100680.html|accessdate=2 February 2019|work=BDFA}}
=San Antonio FC=
On 31 January 2019, following a successful trial, Parano joined USL Championship side San Antonio FC. His first senior goal came on 21 June in a loss at Chukchansi Park versus Fresno FC.{{cite news|title=San Antonio FC's Cristian Parano makes most of opportunity|url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/soccer/article/San-Antonio-FC-s-Cristian-Parano-makes-most-of-14068089.php|accessdate=4 July 2019|work=San Antonio Express-News|date=1 July 2019}}
Parano scored a brace in USL over Reno 1868 on 10 August in a win away from home; for which he was voted as the league's Player of the Week.{{cite news|title=1868 FC drops home match to San Antonio FC|url=https://www.ktvn.com/story/40902757/1868-fc-drops-home-match-to-san-antonio-fc|accessdate=11 August 2019|work=KTVN|date=10 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=San Antonio's Parano Voted Championship Player of the Week|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1041208|accessdate=13 August 2019|work=USL Championship|date=13 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=Soccer: SAFC's Parano earns weekly USL honor|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/pro-sports/article/Soccer-SAFC-s-Parano-earns-weekly-USL-honor-14301262.php|accessdate=14 August 2019|work=My San Antonio|date=13 August 2019}} He netted his fifth goal of the campaign on 17 August, in what was his first South Texas Derby at home against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. A week later, Parano scored two further goals - and got two assists - in a 5–0 win over New Mexico United; the club's biggest victory at that time.{{cite news|title=The Notables: San Antonio FC vs. New Mexico United - August 24|url=https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/1044154|accessdate=25 August 2019|work=San Antonio FC|date=24 August 2019}} That performance won him the Player of the Week award, which he won for the second time in three weeks.{{cite news|title=San Antonio FC midfielder Cristian Parano named USL Championship Player of the Week|url=https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/1044768|accessdate=27 August 2019|work=San Antonio FC|date=27 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=Soccer: SAFC's Parano earns weekly USL honor|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/pro-sports/article/Soccer-SAFC-s-Parano-earns-weekly-USL-honor-14382374.php|accessdate=15 September 2019|work=My San Antonio|date=27 August 2019}} He lost to Solomon Asante for the Player of the Month award for August; despite topping the fan vote.{{cite news|title=Phoenix's Asante Voted Championship's Player of the Month|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1048641-phoenix-s-asante-voted-championship-s-player-of-the-month|accessdate=15 September 2019|work=USL Championship|date=12 September 2019}}{{cite news|title=After countless rejections in Argentina, Cristian Parano is making a name for himself in the USL|url=https://theathletic.com/1375206/2019/11/13/after-countless-rejections-in-argentina-cristian-parano-is-making-a-name-for-himself-in-the-usl/|accessdate=20 November 2019|work=The Athletic|date=13 November 2019}}
Fresh from winning the league's 2019 Young Player of the Year award, Parano began the subsequent season with a goal on matchday one against rivals Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.{{cite news|title=San Antonio FC Midfielder Cristian Parano Named USL Championship Young Player of the Year|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/san-antonio-fc-midfielder-cristian-parano-named-usl-championship-young-player-of-the-year/n-5573041|accessdate=1 August 2020|work=Our Sports Central|date=20 November 2019}}{{cite news|title=Cristian Parano continues to grow in second season with SAFC|url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/soccer/article/Cristian-Parano-continues-to-grow-in-second-15453224.php|accessdate=9 August 2020|work=San Antonio Express-News|date=2 August 2020}} He ended the campaign with four goals in fifteen matches as they reached the play-offs; losing out to New Mexico United in the opening round.
=Paços de Ferreira=
On 5 January 2021, Parano completed a move to Portuguese football with Primeira Liga side Paços de Ferreira; penning a three-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite news|title=Cristian Parano é reforço|url=https://www.fcpf.pt/2021/01/05/cristian-parano-e-reforco/|accessdate=5 January 2021|work=Paços de Ferreira|date=5 January 2021}}
==Chania FC (loan)==
Parano spent the 2021–22 season on loan with Super League Greece 2 club Chania FC.
==San Antonio FC (loan)==
On 17 August 2022, San Antonio announced that Parano would return to the club on loan from Paços de Ferreira for the remainder of the 2022 USL Championship season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1236023|title=Cristian Parano makes San Antonio return|website=uslchampionship.com|date=17 August 2022|access-date=18 August 2022}}
=Return to San Antonio FC=
On 2 February 2023, San Antonio FC announced that they had signed Parano to return to the club as a regular member.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1258195|title=San Antonio signs Cristian Parano ahead of new season|website=uslchampionship.com|date=2 February 2023|access-date=2 February 2023}}
=Sacramento Republic FC=
On 16 August 2023, Sacramento Republic acquired Parano's rights and signed him to a multi-year contract.{{cite web |title=Republic FC acquires winger Cristian Parano |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1281729 |website=USLChampionship.com |date=16 August 2023 |publisher=USL Championship |access-date=16 August 2023}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|San Martín
|rowspan="2"|Primera División |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|San Antonio FC
|2019 |rowspan="2"|USL Championship |32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2020
|14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearance(s) in the USL Championship play-offs | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 48 | 11 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Paços de Ferreira
|rowspan="1"|Primeira Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 49 | 11 |
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Honours
- USL Championship Young Player of the Year: 2019
References
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{{Sacramento Republic FC squad}}
{{USL Championship Young Player of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Tucumán Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
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Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Sacramento Republic FC players
Category:San Martín de San Juan footballers
Category:San Antonio FC players