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Paraguayan footballer (born 1999)

Iván Cazal
Personal information
Full name	Javier Iván Cazal Báez
Date of birth	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	General Elizardo Aquino, Paraguay
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder, Right-back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Tembetary
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)
2020–2023	Sol de América	56	(6)
2022	→ Lanús (loan)	5	(0)
2023	→ Guaireña (loan)	7	(0)
2024	Deportivo Santaní	7	(0)
2024–	Atlético Tembetary	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:20, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Javier Iván Cazal Báez (born 22 March 1999) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right-back for Paraguayan Primera División side Atlético Tembetary.

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. 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.

In 2015 he went to Deportivo Santaní training sessions, which that year achieved the historic promotion to the Paraguayan Primera División. 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.

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.

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. 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. 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. In June 2023, he moved to Guaireña on a one-year loan.

Return to Deportivo Santaní

In February 2024, it was confirmed that Cazal had re-joined his former club, Deportivo Santaní.

References

Iván Cazal at WorldFootball.net
^ Iván Cazal, la historia del chico de tierra adentro, versus.lanacion.com.py, 28 February 2020
^ "Iván Cazal, la historia del chico de tierra adentro". 28 February 2020.
Iván Cazal, la “joyita” que presenta Santaní en Primera, lanacion.com.py, 10 April 2018
Sol de América anuncia sus dos primeros fichajes, hoy.com.py, 24 December 2019
"Crónica / Atendé el solense que fue ofrecido al Ciclón". 5 January 2022.
Iván Cazal se suma al Granate, clublanus.com, 2 July 2022
Ivan Cazal es nuevo jugador del Deportivo Santaní, versus.com.py, 16 February 2024

External links

Iván Cazal at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
Iván Cazal at FBref.com
Iván Cazal at Soccerway

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