Nelson Valdez

Nelson Valdez is a Paraguayan footballer, born on 28 November 1983 in San Joaquín, Caaguazú, Paraguay. Valdez plays as a striker for Libertad. Valdez has scored 130 goals in 567 games for club and country and has won 8 trophies, including 5 league titles.

Valdez's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions490117
Paraguay7713
Total567130

Goals per game: 0.23.

Valdez's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 8
  • League titles: 5
  • Domestic cups: 3
  • Individual awards: 4

Werder Bremen

  • Bundesliga: 1 (2003–04)
  • DFB-Pokal: 1 (2003–04)

Rubin Kazan

  • Russian Cup: 1 (2011–12)
  • Russian Super Cup: 1 (2012)

Olympiacos

  • Super League Greece: 1 (2013–14)

Seattle Sounders FC

  • MLS Cup: 1 (2016)

Cerro Porteño

  • Primera División: 2 (2017, 2020)

Individual

  • Best Paraguayan footballer abroad (APF): 1 (2010)
  • Best Paraguayan footballer abroad (Premios Guaraní – Canal 2 Red Guaraní): 1 (2010)
  • Most favourite player of Albirroja (Premios Guaraní – Canal 2 Red Guaraní): 1 (2010)
  • Special Consideration (President of Paraguayan Republic): 1 (2010)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2000–2001: Tembetary, 22 games, 11 goals
  2. 2002–2006: Werder Bremen, 80 games, 21 goals
  3. 2006–2010: Borussia Dortmund, 113 games, 15 goals
  4. 2010–2011: Hércules, 25 games, 8 goals
  5. 2011–2013: Rubin Kazan, 20 games, 3 goals
  6. 2012–2013: Valencia (loan), 28 games, 6 goals
  7. 2013–2014: Al Jazira, 12 games, 4 goals
  8. 2014: Olympiacos (loan), 10 games, 6 goals
  9. 2014–2015: Eintracht Frankfurt, 10 games, 1 goal
  10. 2015–2016: Seattle Sounders, 31 games, 1 goal
  11. 2017–2020: Cerro Porteño, 83 games, 20 goals

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