Fernando Ovelar

Fernando Fabián Ovelar Martínez (born 6 January 2004) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for the club Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División. He is the youngest ever player to score in the Paraguayan Primera División, when he netted at only 14 years old.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ovelar and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Fernando Ovelar
Personal information
Full name Fernando Fabián Ovelar Martínez
Date of birth (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Number 17
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Cerro Porteño 7 (1)
National team‡
2018– Paraguay U17 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2019

Club career

Ovelar made his professional debut for Cerro Porteño in a 1–1 Paraguayan Primera División tie with 3 de Febrero on 28 October 2018.[1] Ovelar scored his first professional goal the following week in the Paraguayan Superclásico against Club Olimpia on 4 November 2018.[2] Ovelar is the youngest player to ever play in the Paraguayan Primera División, and also the youngest ever scorer in the league,[3] at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 27 days.[4]

International career

On 12 December 2018, Ovelar made his debut for Paraguay U17, scoring in a 1–0 victory against Mexico U17.[5]

Personal life

Ovelar's grandfather, Gerónimo Ovelar, was also a professional footballer who played for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national football team in the 1970s and 1980s.[6]

References
  1. "Cerro Porteño vs. 3 de Febrero - 28 October 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. "Fernando Ovelar, 14, scores for Cerro Porteno in Paraguayan Superclasico". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Fernando Ovelar se mete en la historia grande".
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46094403
  5. "Ovelar guía el triunfo albirrojo" (in Spanish). ABC Color. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "Fernando Ovelar, de 14 años, debuta con Cerro Porteño" (in Spanish). AS.
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