Iván Gabriel Cañete Martínez (born 22 April 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Iván Cañete
Cañete training with Cerro Porteño
Personal information
Full name Iván Gabriel Cañete Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
2007–2012 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Cerro Porteño 2 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid 5 (0)
2016–2019 Cerro Porteño 6 (0)
2017Rubio Ñu (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Madureira 6 (0)
2020 Palmaflor 3 (1)
2020 Zulia 5 (1)
2021– General Díaz 7 (1)
International career
2011 Paraguay U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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At the age of 12, Cañete moved to Spain, where he played for the youth academy of Rayo Vallecano.[2]

For 2016, he returned to Paraguay to join Cerro Porteño after failing to make an appearance for Atlético Madrid, one of Spain's most successful clubs.[3] However, he soon suffered an injury there.[2]

For 2019, Cañete signed for Madureira Esporte Clube in Brazil.

For 2020, he signed for the Bolivian side Club Atlético Palmaflor.

References

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  1. 1 2 Iván Cañete at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Daniel Arévalos. "Iván Cañete, la promesa olvidada que espera una revancha". Versus (in Spanish).
  3. "Iván Cañete, del Atlético de Madrid a Cerro Porteño". Crónica (in Spanish). 10 April 2016.
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