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)
2017–2018 → Huracán (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.