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Cecilio Domínguez
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Domínguez with América in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz
Date of birth (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Santos Laguna
Number 30
Youth career
Sol de América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sol de América 89 (11)
2014 → Nacional (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Cerro Porteño 69 (25)
2017–2019 América 58 (13)
2019–2020 Independiente 29 (3)
2020–2022 Austin FC 38 (9)
2020 → Guaraní (loan) 14 (4)
2022– Santos Laguna 10 (0)
National team
2010 Paraguay U17 9 (2)
2012–2013 Paraguay U20 20 (9)
2013– Paraguay 17 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:25, 20 September 2022 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2020

Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz (born 11 August 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Sol de América

Born in Asunción, Domínguez was a Sol de América youth graduate. On 20 November 2011, aged 17, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against Guaraní.

On 18 December 2011, in only his second appearance, he scored his professional goal by netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Cerro Porteño. He then became a regular starter from the 2012 season onwards.

On 1 July 2014, Domínguez was loaned to Nacional for the remainder of the 2014 Copa Libertadores. On 15 August, after the club was knocked out, he returned to his parent club, having only made two appearances.

Cerro Porteño

On 20 December 2014, Domínguez moved to Cerro Porteño for a US$ 750,000 fee for 50% of his federative rights. Regularly used, he scored a career-best 19 goals during the 2016 campaign; highlights included braces against Deportivo Capiatá (3–2 and 2–1 home wins), River Plate (3–2 away win) and former side Nacional (6–1 away win).

He also had a great Copa Sudamericana campaign, where he scored six goals in seven matches, including a hat trick against Independiente Santa Fe, and finished tied for the golden boot with Miguel Borja.

América

On 14 January 2017, Mexican side Club América signed Domínguez on a four-year contract. He made his debut abroad fourteen days later, starting and scoring the only goal of the match in a Liga MX home win against Veracruz.

On 29 July 2017, Domínguez scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against Pachuca.

Independiente

On 24 January 2019, Domínguez joined Argentine club Independiente on a deal worth US$6 million, becoming the club's all-time record signing.

Austin FC

On 24 August 2020, Domínguez was announced as the first Designated Player of the newly formed MLS franchise Austin FC, set to make its competitive debut in 2021. On 31 August 2020, it was announced that Domínguez would spend the remainder of the season on loan with Guaraní in the Paraguayan Primera División.

On 24 April 2021, Domínguez scored two goals for Austin FC against the Colorado Rapids in the club's first ever victory.

Domínguez started the 2022 season off strong with two goals in his first four games, but was sidelined when the MLS suspended him on April, starting an investigation into an off-field incident regarding domestic violence. On May 4, he was reinstated into the Austin FC squad and began training with the rest of the team. However, on 23 July 2022, Austin announced that the club and Domínguez had mutually agreed to terminate his contract.

International career

After playing for Paraguay at under-17 and under-20 levels, Domínguez was first called by the full side on 2 October 2014, for friendlies with South Korea and China. He made his full international debut eight days later, replacing Derlis González in a 2–0 loss against the former in Cheonan.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sol de América 2011 Paraguayan
Primera División
2 1 2 1
2012 24 2 24 2
2013 25 5 25 5
2014 38 3 38 3
Total 89 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 11
Nacional (loan) 2014 Paraguayan
Primera División
0 0 2 0 2 0
Cerro Porteño 2015 Paraguayan
Primera División
37 6 2 1 39 7
2016 32 19 10 7 42 26
Total 69 25 0 0 12 8 0 0 81 33
América 2016–17 Liga MX 6 3 2 0 8 3
2017–18 33 8 5 0 4 3 42 11
2018–19 19 2 4 4 23 6
Total 58 13 11 4 4 3 0 0 73 20
Independiente 2018–19 Argentine
Primera División
8 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 15 6
2019–20 21 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 2
Total 29 3 2 1 6 3 2 1 39 8
Guaraní (loan) 2020 Paraguayan
Primera División
14 4 6 2 20 6
Austin FC 2021 MLS 34 7 34 7
2022 4 2 4 2
Total 38 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 9
Career total 297 65 13 5 28 16 2 1 342 87

International

Paraguay
Year Apps Goals
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 4 0
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
Total 17 0

Honours

Cerro Porteño

  • Paraguayan Primera División: 2015 Apertura

América

Individual

  • Paraguayan Primera División Top Scorer: 2016 Clausura

See also

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