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Paraguayan footballer
Fernando Román
Personal information
Full name Fernando José Román Torales
Date of birth (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Capiatá, Paraguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Guaraní
Number 27
Youth career
Guaraní
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Guaraní 57 (1)
International career
2023– Paraguay U23 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024

Fernando José Román Torales (born 23 February 2001) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Guaraní.

Club career

Born in Capiatá in the Central department, Román began playing as a left back before being moved to the right side of defence. He made his professional debut for Club Guaraní in the Paraguayan Primera División on 18 September 2021, as a substitute for the last eight minutes of a goalless draw at Cerro Porteño. He scored his first goal on 6 November 2022, a header to open a 2–1 home win over Tacuary and qualify his team to the Copa Sudamericana. In September 2023, he played in central defence due to the suspension of José Moya.

International career

Román made his debut for the Paraguay national under-23 football team on 18 December 2023, in a 2–1 friendly win over Panama. He was part of the team that won the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Venezuela, qualifying the team to the 2024 Olympic tournament. He scored his first goal for the team on 23 March 2024 in a 2–0 friendly win over the Dominican Republic. After this victory, he, Wilder Viera and Javier Talavera were given the title Beloved Sons of Capiatá. He was chosen for the Olympics in France.

References

  1. "Guaraní: Román, listo por si le toca ser titular" [Guaraní: Román, ready if chosen to be a starter]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. "Empate en la Nueva Olla: Cerro se lamenta y Guaraní sonríe" [Draw in the Nueva Olla: Cerro lament it and Guaraní smile] (in Spanish). Versus. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. "Guaraní corta la racha de Tacuary y se asegura el boleto a la Copa Sudamericana 2023" [Guaraní cut Tacuary's streak and assure themselves of the ticket for the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Versus. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. "Guaraní: Fernando Román va por el expulsado José Moya" [Guaraní: Fernando Román in for the suspended José Moya] (in Spanish). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. "Con un golazo de Diego Gómez, Paraguay derrota a Panamá en amistoso" [With a wondergoal from Diego Gómez, Paraguay defeat Panama in a friendly] (in Spanish). Versus. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. "Paraguay, campeón del Preolímpico Sub 23 y es la segunda selección clasificada a París 2024" [Paraguay, champions of the under-23 Pre-Olympic tournament and the second team qualified to Paris 2024] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. "Victoria de Paraguay ante República Dominicana en el primer amistoso Sub 23" [Victory for Paraguay against the Dominican Republic in the first under-23 friendly] (in Spanish). 1140 AM. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. "Reconocerán como Hijos Dilectos de la ciudad de Capiatá a tres conciudadanos integrantes de la Selección Paraguaya Sub 23" [Three residents from the Paraguay Under-23 national team will be recognised as Beloved Sons of the city of Capiatá] (in Spanish). Junta Municipal de la Ciudad de Capiatá. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. "Sub 23: estos son los albirrojos convocados para los Juegos Olímpicos" [Under-23: these are the Red and Whites chosen for the Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Trece. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
Club Guaraní – current squad
Paraguay men's football squad – 2024 Summer Olympics
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