Gustavo Páez

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| name = Gustavo Páez

| image =

| fullname = Gustavo Andrés Páez Martinez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|16}}

| birth_place = Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela

| height = {{height|m=1.77}}

| position = Forward or right-wing

| currentclub = Estudiantes de Mérida

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1994–2006

| youthclubs1 = Academia Emeritense

| years1 = 2006–2008

| clubs1 = Academia Emeritense

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Alianza Lima

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = Zamora

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = Interblock Ljubljana

| caps4 = 19

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Union Quinto

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2011–2013

| clubs6 = Mallorca B

| caps6 = 44

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2013

| clubs7 = ACD Lara

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2013–2014

| clubs8 = Deportivo La Guaira

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014

| clubs9 = Messina

| caps9 = 9

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2014–2015

| clubs10 = Zamora

| caps10 = 17

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2016

| clubs11 = Estudiantes de Mérida

| caps11 = 32

| goals11 = 9

| years12 = 2017–2019

| clubs12 = Kaizer Chiefs

| caps12 = 45

| goals12 = 7

| years13 = 2019

| clubs13 = Atlético Venezuela

| caps13 = 9

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2020

| clubs14 = Mineros de Guayana

| caps14 = 4

| goals14 = 1

| years15 = 2021

| clubs15 = Yaracuyanos

| caps15 = 2

| goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2022

| clubs16 = Aragua

| caps16 = 5

| goals16 = 0

| years17 = 2025-

| clubs17 = Estudiantes de Merida

| caps17 = 6

| goals17 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Venezuela U-17

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 17:28, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

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Gustavo Andrés Páez Martinez (born April 16, 1990) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Estudiantes de Mérida as a forward.

Career

Born in Mérida, Páez started his senior career playing in lowly club Academia Emeritense. In 2009, he had a short spell with Peruvian Alianza Lima before returning to his home country to play with Zamora FC, in Venezuelan Primera División.

In January 2010 Páez signed with NK Interblock Ljubljana playing in the Slovenian First League; despite being regular at the side, he suffered team relegation at the end of the season. In September 2010 he went to Italy to play for Serie D side A.S. Union Quinto.[http://www.venetouno.it/notizia/22443/paez-firma-con-il-quinto Paez firma con il Quinto (Paez signs with Quinto)]; Radio Veneta Uno, 14 September 2010 {{in lang|it}}

In August 2011 Páez moved to Spain, signing with RCD Mallorca and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. After appearing with the Balearics for two seasons, he joined ACD Lara.[http://www.ferrdi.com/noticias.php?codigo=7982 Gustavo Páez es la nueva incorporación del ACD Lara (Gustavo Páez new signing of ACD Lara)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224101419/http://www.ferrdi.com/noticias.php?codigo=7982 |date=2013-12-24 }}; FerrDi Sports, 19 July 2013 {{in lang|es}}

On 31 January 2017, it was announced that Paez will sign for South African club Kaizer Chiefs F.C.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/gustavo-paez-has-put-pen-to-paper-on-a-deal-with-kaizer-chiefs/243602|title=Gustavo Paez has put pen to paper on a deal with Kaizer Chiefs.|website=www.soccerladuma.co.za|language=en|access-date=2018-05-21}}