Club profile

Club Cerro Porteño

Asunción, ParaguayPrimera División Clausura · tier 1Founded 1 October 1912Colours

www.cerro.com.py ↗Avenida 5ta c/ Tacuary, Asunción, Paraguay+595 21 370090

Squad

34 players

avg age 28.1

Foreigners

35% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

7 / 12

24 pts · 17 played · 2026

Stadium

Estadio General Pablo Rojas

45,000 seats

Manager

Gustavo Costas

Transfer balance

+€4.9m

season 2025/26

Squad

34 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Manuel RoffoGoalkeeper	26	Argentina · Croatia	184 cm	right	Jul 2026from Instituto ACC	Jun 2029
Ángel MartínezGoalkeeper	24	Paraguay	—	right	Jan 2026from Club Sportivo 2 de Mayo	Dec 2029
Roberto FernándezGoalkeeper	38	Paraguay	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	Dec 2026
Defenders · 10
Lucas QuintanaCentre-Back	21	Paraguay	185 cm	right	Jan 2023from Club Cerro Porteño U20	Dec 2028
Lucas MerollaCentre-Back	31	Argentina	190 cm	left	Jul 2026from Mazatlán FC	Jun 2028
Blas RiverosLeft-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	28	Paraguay	178 cm	left	Jan 2025from CA Talleres	Dec 2026
Fabricio DomínguezRight-Back	28	Uruguay · Spain	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Sport Club do Recife	Dec 2030
Marcelo ChaparroLeft-Back	19	Paraguay	171 cm	left	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño U20	Dec 2026
Iván RamírezRight-Back	32	Paraguay	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Libertad Asunción	Dec 2026
Alexis CañeteCentre-Back	23	Paraguay	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Nacional Asunción	Dec 2026
Gustavo VelázquezCentre-BackTeam captain	35	Paraguay	179 cm	right	Apr 2025from CA Newell's Old Boys	Dec 2026
Guillermo BenítezLeft-Back	33	Argentina · Paraguay	170 cm	left	Jan 2025from Club Guaraní	Dec 2026
Abel LuciattiCentre-Back	33	Argentina	179 cm	left	Jan 2025from CA Lanús	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 11
Agustín AlmendraCentral Midfield	26	Argentina	182 cm	right	Jul 2026from Club Necaxa	Jun 2029
Mateo KlimowiczAttacking Midfield	26	Germany · Ukraine	181 cm	right	Dec 2026from Atlético de San Luis	Dec 2027
Cristhian ParedesCentral Midfield	28	Paraguay	182 cm	right	Jul 2026from Portland Timbers	Dec 2026
Jorge MorelDefensive Midfield	28	Paraguay	184 cm	right	Jan 2023from Ablöse free transfer	Dec 2027
Ariel GamarraCentral Midfield	23	Paraguay · Argentina	170 cm	right	Jul 2026from AA Argentinos Juniors	Jun 2029
Piris da MottaDefensive Midfield	32	Paraguay	180 cm	right	Dec 2022from CR Flamengo	Dec 2027
Cesar BobadillaCentral Midfield	19	Paraguay	173 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño U20	Dec 2026
Carlos FrancoAttacking Midfield	18	Paraguay · Spain	171 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño U20	Dec 2026
Gastón GiménezDefensive Midfieldunknown injury - Return unknown	35	Paraguay · Argentina	188 cm	left	Jan 2025from Chicago Fire FC	Dec 2026
Amín CristaldoCentral Midfield	18	Paraguay	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño U20	Dec 2026
Carlos ChenaCentral Midfield	19	Paraguay	—	left	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño U20	Dec 2026
Forwards · 10
Ignacio AlisedaLeft Winger	26	Argentina	168 cm	left	Mar 2025from FC Lugano	Dec 2026
Gabriel AguayoRight Wingersurgery - Return unknown	21	Paraguay	172 cm	right	Jan 2024from Club Cerro Porteño U23	Jun 2029
Jonatan TorresCentre-Forward	29	Argentina	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from CA Sarmiento (Junin)	Dec 2027
Derlis RodríguezLeft Winger	29	Paraguay	176 cm	right	Jan 2024from Tacuary Football Club	Dec 2026
Cecilio DomínguezRight Winger	31	Paraguay	177 cm	right	Jan 2023from Santos Laguna	—
Juan IturbeSecond Striker	33	Paraguay · Argentina	173 cm	left	Jan 2024from Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Dec 2027
Santiago MosqueraLeft Winger	31	Colombia	172 cm	right	Jan 2026from Independiente Santa Fe	Dec 2027
Pablo VegettiCentre-Forward	38	Argentina	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama	Dec 2028
Freddy NogueraCentre-Forward	22	Paraguay	—	right	Jul 2025from Grêmio FBPA U20	Dec 2026
Sergio AraujoCentre-Forward	34	Argentina	180 cm	right	Sept 2024from Without Club	Dec 2026

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€0

22 arrivals

Received

€4.9m

18 departures

Net balance

+€4.9m

received − spent

Arrivals · 22

Alexis Fariña
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
from Minnesota United FC
End of loan
Amín Cristaldo
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from Club Cerro Porteño U20
—
Blas Riveros
Left-Back · 27 y/o
from CA Talleres
Free
Carlos Franco
Attacking Midfield · 17 y/o
from Club Cerro Porteño U20
—
Cesar Bobadilla
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from Club Cerro Porteño U20
—
Chico da Costa
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP)
End of loan
Cristhian Paredes
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
from Portland Timbers
Free
Fabricio Domínguez
Right-Back · 27 y/o
from Sport Club do Recife
Loan

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Fabrizio Peralta
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Loan
Freddy Noguera
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Grêmio FBPA U20
Free
Héctor Bobadilla
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Club Always Ready
End of loan
Héctor Bobadilla
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Club Jorge Wilstermann
End of loan
Ignacio Aliseda
Left Winger · 25 y/o
from FC Lugano
Free
Luis Amarilla
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Mazatlán FC
Free
Marcelo Chaparro
Left-Back · 18 y/o
from Club Cerro Porteño U20
—
Mateo Klimowicz
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
from Atlético de San Luis
Free
Pablo Vegetti
Centre-Forward · 37 y/o
from Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
?
Rodrigo Delvalle
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Club Sol de América
End of loan
Rodrigo Gómez
Right-Back · 19 y/o
from Club Cerro Porteño U20
—
Santiago Mosquera
Left Winger · 30 y/o
from Independiente Santa Fe
Free
Víctor Cabañas
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Club Sportivo Trinidense
End of loan
Víctor Cabañas
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Club Guaraní
End of loan

Departures · 18

Diego León
Left-Back · 18 y/o
to Manchester United U21
€4m
Chico da Costa
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
€850k
Alan Núñez
Right-Back · 20 y/o
to CD Nacional
Loan
Alexis Fariña
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
to Minnesota United FC
Loan
Alexis Fariña
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Club Sportivo 2 de Mayo
Loan
Bruno Valdez
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
to CA Boca Juniors
End of loan
Chico da Costa
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP)
Loan
Daniel Rivas
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to Avs Futebol
Free

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Derlis Rodríguez
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Club Guaraní
Loan
Federico Carrizo
Attacking Midfield · 34 y/o
to Club Libertad Asunción
Free
Héctor Bobadilla
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Club Atlético Platense
Loan
Héctor Bobadilla
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Club Always Ready
Loan
Juan Salcedo
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Guaireña FC
Loan
Luis Vargas
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to Independiente FBC
Free
Roberto Ramírez
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to Club Nacional Asunción
?
Rodrigo Delvalle
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Arsenal FC
Free
Víctor Cabañas
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Club Guaraní
Loan
Víctor Cabañas
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Club Rubio Ñú (Asunción)
Loan

Manager & staff

12 people

Manager

Gustavo Costas

Argentina · 63 y/o

Appointed 28 August 2026

Contract until 31 December 2026

Coaching Staff · 6

Francisco BerscéAssistant ManagerArgentina
Gonzalo CostasAssistant ManagerArgentina
Augusto AyalaGoalkeeping CoachParaguay
Federico CostasFitness coachArgentina
Federico AnastasiVideo AnalystArgentina

Other · 1

Julio dos SantosTeam coordinatorParaguay

Youth · 5

Héctor BlancoYouth CoachParaguay
Javier VillarrealYouth CoachArgentina
Juan ParedesYouth CoachParaguay
Jorge NúñezYouth CoachParaguay
Marcos CáceresYouth CoachParaguay

Honours

35 titles

35×Paraguayan Champion2025 · 2021 · 2020 · 2017 · 2015 · +30

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