Cecilio Domínguez

Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz (born 11 August 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for MLS side Austin FC and the Paraguay national team. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a forward.

Cecilio Domínguez

Domínguez with América in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cecilio Andrés Domínguez Ruiz
Date of birth	11 August 1994
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Austin FC
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–	Austin FC	0	(0)
2020	→ Guaraní (loan)	14	(4)
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 4 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2020

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.[1] 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.[2] On 15 August, after the club was knocked out, he returned to his parent club.[3]

Cerro Porteño

On 20 December 2014, Domínguez moved to Cerro Porteño for a US$ 750,000 fee for 50% of his federative rights.[4] 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).

América

On 14 January 2017, Mexican side Club América signed Domínguez on a four-year contract.[5] 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.[6]

On 29 July 2017, Domínguez scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against Pachuca.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] He made his full international debut eight days later, replacing Derlis González in a 2–0 loss against the former in Cheonan.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 December 2020[13]

Club	Season	League			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	—		—		—		89	11
Nacional (loan)	2014	Paraguayan Primera División	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		2	0
Cerro Porteño	2015	Paraguayan Primera División	37	6	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	—		39	7
	2016		32	19	—		10[lower-alpha 2]	7	—		42	26
	Total		69	25	—		12	8	—		81	33
América	2016–17	Liga MX	6	3	2	0	—		—		8	3
	2017–18		33	8	5	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	3	—		42	11
	2018–19		19	2	4	4	—		—		23	6
	Total		58	13	11	4	4	3	—		73	20
Independiente	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	8	1	1	1	4[lower-alpha 4]	3	2[lower-alpha 5]	1	15	6
	2019–20		21	2	1	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	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[lower-alpha 1]	2	—		20	6
Career total			259	56	13	5	28	16	2	1	302	78

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances and six goals in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga

International

As of match played 24 August 2020.[14]

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

Club

Cerro Porteño

• Primera División: 2015 Apertura

América

• Liga MX: Apertura 2018

Individual

• Primera División Top Scorer: 2016 Clausura

References

1. "Empate en Luque deja a Cerro Porteño como subcampeón" [Draw in Luque leave Cerro Porteño as second] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Amistoso para equipo copero habría mañana" [Friendly for the cup team tomorrow] (in Spanish). Club Nacional. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
3. "Cecilio retornó a Sol" [Cecilio returned to Sol] (in Spanish). Hoy. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
4. "Mendieta y Cecilio ya son del Ciclón" [Mendieta and Cecilio are already from Ciclón] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
5. "¡Bienvenido Cecilio Domínguez!" [Welcome Cecilio Domínguez!] (in Spanish). Club América. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. "Cecilio Dominguez scores in debut as Club America beat Veracruz 1–0". FMF State of Mind. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
7. "Cecilio Domínguez termina con la racha sin derrota del Pachuca en casa" [Cecilio Domínguez ends Pachuca's winless run] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
8. "Cecilio Domínguez dejó al América; ya es de Independiente". AS. 24 January 2019.
9. "Austin FC announce signing of Paraguay international Cecilio Dominguez from Independiente". MLS Soccer. 24 August 2020.
10. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/17/mls-2020-transfer-window-every-move-report-and-rumor-through-deadline-day
11. "El seleccionador paraguayo convoca a 5 jugadores del subcampeón de la Libertadores" [Paraguay manager calls up 5 players from the Libertadores' runner-up] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
12. "Corea del Sur derrota 2–0 a Paraguay y ya piensa en Costa Rica" [South Korea defeat Paraguay by 2–0 and already think at Costa Rica] (in Spanish). La Nación. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
13. Cecilio Domínguez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
14. "Cecilio Domínguez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

• Cecilio Domínguez at Liga MX (in Spanish)
• Cecilio Domínguez at Soccerway