Iván Cazal
Personal information
Full name Javier Iván Cazal Báez
Date of birth (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999
Place of birth General Elizardo Aquino, Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right midfielder, Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Guaireña
(on loan from Sol de América)
Number 8
Youth career
0000 Teniente Turbo
2015 Deportivo Santaní
0000 8 De Diciembre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000 Teniente Turbo
2018–2019 Deportivo Santaní 71 (5)
2020– Sol de América 56 (6)
2022 → Lanús (loan) 5 (0)
2023– → Guaireña (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:14, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Javier Iván Cazal Báez (born 22 March 1999) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right-back for Guaireña, on loan from Paraguayan Primera División side Club Sol de América.

Career

Early career

Cazal was raised in one of the poorest departments of Paraguay, San Pedro, in a little town called General Elizardo Aquino, 200 kilometers from the capital.[2] Cazal started playing football at Club Teniente Turbo in Gral. Aquino, a local club placed next to his house, where he played with the seniors at the age of 14.[3]

In 2015 he went to Deportivo Santaní training sessions, which that year achieved the historic promotion to the Paraguayan Primera División.[3] Later, he had a spell at Club 8 De Diciembre San Pedro. Cazal was close to leaving football in 2017 to become a bricklayer because his family needed money. However, his father convinced him to stay and shortly after, Pedro Sarabia spotted him at Club 8 De Diciembre and offered him to join Deportivo Santaní again. Cazal accepted and returned to Santaní.[2][4]

Deportivo Santaní

Soon after arriving, on 4 February 2018, Cazal got his professional debut against Club 3 de Febrero in the Paraguayan Primera División. His debut in the first division caused a furore, attracted the attention of clubs and he was even called up to the Paraguayan U-20 team and was in the U-20 micro circle for the Pre-Olympic Games.

Cazal quickly became a regular starter for Santaní and played 32 games and scored three goals for the team in the 2018 season, helping them to qualify for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.

Whilst at Deportivo Santani, he credited teammate Eduardo Aranda for teaching and advising him.[3]

In the 2019 season, Cazal played 43 games. However, he left the club at the end of that season, when Santaní was relegated to the Paraguayan División Intermedia.

Sol de América

At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, that Cazal would join fellow league club Club Sol de América for the 2020 season.[5] Cazal made his debut on 18 January 2020 against River Plate. He played a total of 24 game for the club in the 2019 season.

In January 2022, Cazal was offered to Primera División Argentina team San Lorenzo de Almagro by his agent Daniel Campo.[6] In July 2022, he finally completed a move to Argentine football, as he signed a loan deal with Lanús until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.[7] In June 2023, he moved to Guaireña on a one-year loan.

References

  1. ↑ Iván Cazal at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Iván Cazal, la historia del chico de tierra adentro, versus.lanacion.com.py, 28 February 2020
  3. 1 2 3 "Iván Cazal, la historia del chico de tierra adentro". 28 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Iván Cazal, la “joyita” que presenta Santaní en Primera, lanacion.com.py, 10 April 2018
  5. ↑ Sol de América anuncia sus dos primeros fichajes, hoy.com.py, 24 December 2019
  6. ↑ "Crónica / Atendé el solense que fue ofrecido al Ciclón". 5 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Iván Cazal se suma al Granate, clublanus.com, 2 July 2022
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