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Club Nacional Asunción

Club Nacional

Asunción, ParaguayPrimera División Clausura · tier 1Founded 5 June 1904Colours

www.clubnacional.com.py ↗Avenida Cerro Léon y Paraguari, Asunción, Paraguay

Squad

29 players

avg age 27.8

Foreigners

10% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 12

32 pts · 18 played · 2026

Stadium

Estadio Arsenio Erico

7,500 seats

Manager

Víctor Bernay

Transfer balance

+€1.3m

season 2025/26

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 2
Santiago RojasGoalkeeper	30	Paraguay	189 cm	right	Jan 2016from Club Nacional Asunción U19	Dec 2026
Gerardo OrtizGoalkeeper	37	Paraguay	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from Club Sol de América	Dec 2026
Defenders · 9
Thomás GutiérrezCentre-Back	26	Venezuela · Colombia	186 cm	left	Jul 2025from Sportivo Ameliano	Dec 2026
Gastón BenítezCentre-Back	24	Paraguay	183 cm	left	Jan 2022from Club Nacional Asunción U19	Dec 2026
Mauro CoronelCentre-Back	18	Paraguay	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Nacional Asunción U19	Dec 2026
Juan FeliúRight-Back	25	Paraguay · Argentina	—	right	Jan 2026from Club Sportivo 2 de Mayo	Dec 2026
Fernando DíazCentre-Back	25	Paraguay	180 cm	left	Jan 2026from CA Unión (Santa Fe)	Dec 2026
Sebastián VargasLeft-Back	24	Paraguay	175 cm	left	Jan 2023from Club Nacional Asunción U23	Dec 2026
Carlos EspinolaRight-Back	26	Paraguay	172 cm	right	Jan 2020from Club Nacional Asunción U19	Dec 2026
Rodrigo MelgarejoCentre-Back	24	Paraguay	187 cm	right	Jul 2026from Club Cerro Porteño	Dec 2026
Rodolfo ArgüelloLeft-Back	23	Paraguay	—	left	Jan 2026from Club Olimpia U23	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 8
Fabrizio JaraCentral Midfield	24	Paraguay	—	right	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño	Dec 2026
Roberto RamírezDefensive Midfield	26	Paraguay	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Cerro Porteño	Dec 2026
Mauricio CabreraAttacking Midfield	18	Paraguay	—	left	Jan 2026from Club Nacional Asunción U19	Dec 2026
Ángel Cardozo LucenaCentral Midfield	32	Paraguay	170 cm	right	Nov 2026from Club Rubio Ñú (Asunción)	Dec 2026
Leandro MezaCentral Midfield	25	Paraguay	—		Jan 2024from Club Nacional Asunción U23	Dec 2026
Jordan SantacruzDefensive Midfield	30	Paraguay	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero	Dec 2026
Franco PelozoAttacking Midfield	20	Argentina	—	left	Jan 2026from CA Rosario Central II	Dec 2026
Silvio ToralesCentral Midfield	35	Paraguay	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club General Caballero (JLM)	Dec 2026
Forwards · 10
Josué ColmánLeft Winger	28	Paraguay	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from CA Newell's Old Boys	Dec 2026
Richard PrietoLeft Winger	29	Paraguay	179 cm	left	Jan 2025from Club Guaraní	Dec 2026
Hugo Adrián BenítezCentre-Forward	23	Paraguay	183 cm	right	Dec 2025from Club Olimpia	Dec 2026
Alejandro SamudioRight Winger	27	Paraguay	171 cm	right	Jan 2026from Sportivo Ameliano	Dec 2026
Iván ValdezSecond Striker	31	Paraguay	178 cm	right	Nov 2025from Ablöse -	Dec 2026
Lucas GonzálezCentre-Forward	29	Paraguay	185 cm	left	Jan 2019from Club Nacional Asunción U23	Dec 2026
Matías AlmeidaCentre-Forward	21	Paraguay	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Club Olimpia U23	Dec 2026
Ignacio BailoneCentre-Forward	32	Argentina · Italy	191 cm	left	Jan 2025from Deportivo Cuenca	Dec 2026
Roque Santa CruzCentre-ForwardTeam captain	45	Paraguay · Spain	193 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Libertad Asunción	Dec 2026
Orlando Gaona LugoRight Winger	36	Paraguay	178 cm	right	Jan 2023from Deportivo Municipal	Dec 2026

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€0

23 arrivals

Received

€1.3m

22 departures

Net balance

+€1.3m

received − spent

Arrivals · 23

Alan Gómez
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Atlético Tembetary
End of loan
Alejandro Maciel
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Club Olimpia
Loan
Alejandro Samudio
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Sportivo Ameliano
Free
Danilo Santacruz
Attacking Midfield · 30 y/o
from Tampico Madero
?
Fernando Díaz
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from CA Unión (Santa Fe)
Loan
Franco Pelozo
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from CA Rosario Central II
?
Hugo Adrián Benítez
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Club Olimpia
Loan
Ignacio Bailone
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
from Deportivo Cuenca
Free

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Iván Valdez
Second Striker · 30 y/o
from CS Independiente Rivadavia
Loan
Jorge González
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from Club Nacional Asunción U23
—
Josué Colmán
Left Winger · 27 y/o
from CA Newell's Old Boys
Free
Juan Feliú
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from Club Sportivo 2 de Mayo
Free
Líder Cáceres
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Atlético Tembetary
Loan
Lucas González
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Recoleta FC
End of loan
Matías Almeida
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from Club Olimpia U23
Free
Roberto Ramírez
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
from Club Cerro Porteño
?
Rodolfo Argüello
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Club Olimpia U23
Free
Roque Santa Cruz
Centre-Forward · 44 y/o
from Club Libertad Asunción
Free
Santiago Rojas
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
from Atlético Nacional
End of loan
Sebastián Vargas
Left-Back · 23 y/o
from Recoleta FC
End of loan
Silvio Torales
Central Midfield · 34 y/o
from Club General Caballero (JLM)
Free
Thomás Gutiérrez
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from Sportivo Ameliano
Loan
Tobías Sanabria
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Club Olimpia U23
Loan

Departures · 22

Gustavo Caballero
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to Santos FC
€1.3m
Alan Gómez
Right Winger · 22 y/o
to Atlético Tembetary
Loan
Alan Gómez
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Club Sportivo 2 de Mayo
Loan
Alejandro Maciel
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
to Club Olimpia
End of loan
Celso Ortiz
Defensive Midfield · 36 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Claudio Nuñez
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to Club Cienciano
Free
Cristian Colmán
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
to Club Sportivo San Lorenzo
Free
Darío Cáceres
Left-Back · 27 y/o
to Defensa y Justicia
End of loan

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David Fleitas
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
to Atlético Tembetary
Free
Diego Duarte
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Avs Futebol
Loan
Fabián Franco
Right-Back · 27 y/o
to Sportivo Ameliano
Free
Francisco Bareiro
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to River Plate Asunción
Free
Jorge González
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Club Sol de América
Loan
José Recalde
Left Winger · 21 y/o
to Club Libertad Asunción U23
End of loan
Juan Fernando Alfaro
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to Club Olimpia
Free
Juan González
Left-Back · 26 y/o
to CD Santaní
Free
Juan Luis Alfaro
Right-Back · 25 y/o
to CA Banfield
Free
Juan Monteagudo
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to CA Defensores de Belgrano
Free
Lucas Rodríguez
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Montevideo City Torque
End of loan
Sebastián Quintana
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Club Olimpia
End of loan
Sebastián Vargas
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to Recoleta FC
Loan
Tiago Caballero
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Club Olimpia
Free

Manager & staff

6 people

Manager

Víctor Bernay

Argentina · 56 y/o

Appointed 9 April 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 5

José DevacaAssistant ManagerParaguay
Alejandro da SilvaAssistant ManagerParaguay
Francisco TorresGoalkeeping CoachParaguay
Ricardo MartínezFitness coachParaguay

Management · 1

Carlos BonetHead of Football OperationsParaguay

Honours

9 titles

9×Paraguayan Champion12/13 · 10/11 · 08/09 · 45/46 · 41/42 · +4

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