Saúl Salcedo

Saúl Salcedo
Personal information
Full name Saúl Savín Salcedo Zárate
Date of birth (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997
Place of birth Capiatá, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Newell's Old Boys
Number 97
Youth career
2010–2015 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Olimpia 52 (5)
2017–2018Huracán (loan) 22 (0)
2018–2021 Huracán 50 (0)
2021–2024 Olimpia 79 (2)
2024– Newell's Old Boys 40 (1)
International career
2015–2018 Paraguay U20 10 (0)
2020 Paraguay U23 4 (1)
2019– Paraguay 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2022

Saúl Savín Salcedo Zárate (born 29 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Newell's Old Boys, which he captains, and the Paraguay national team.

International career

He was summoned for Paraguay national under-20 football team to play 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[1] Salcedo was named in Paraguay's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[2]

On 2 March 2019, Salcedo received a call-up to the Paraguay national team from Eduardo Berizzo ahead of that month's friendlies with Peru and Mexico.[3] On 10 September 2019, Salcedo made his senior international debut in a 4–2 friendly win away to Jordan.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 1 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Paraguay 2019 1 0
2022 1 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ Los 23 convocados albirrojos para el Sudamericano Sub 20 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Paraguay National Team Roster Copa America". mlssoccer.com. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "23 albirrojos de clubes del exterior para amistosos vs. Perú y México". APF. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2019.