Hernán Villalba

Raúl Hernán Villalba

Personal information
Date of birth	February 9, 1989
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Newell's Old Boys
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–	Newell's Old Boys	127	(0)
National team
2015–	Paraguay	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Raúl Hernán Villalba (born 9 February 1989 in Rosario), is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys as a midfielder.^[1]

Career

Villalba has played with Newell's Old Boys for his entire football career. Despite being born and raised in Argentina, Villalba was called up and debuted for the Paraguay national football team in a 1-0 loss against Peru, in October 2015.^[2] He was eligible to represent Paraguay through his parents, who are of Paraguayan descent.^[3]

Honours

Newell's Old Boys

• Argentine Primera División 2012-13

References

1. "R. Villalba". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
2. "Peru-Paraguay". FIFA. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
3. "Hernán Villalba, la sorpresa argentina que citó Ramón Díaz para la Selección de Paraguay" (in Spanish). Infobae. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.