GUSTAVO VELÁZQUEZ
Defender · Cerro Porteno · Division Profesional - Clausura
“A veteran centre-back who reads danger before it arrives.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
G. Velázquez remains a solid centre back: a veteran whose best recent spell at Newells Old Boys shows useful reliability, even if his value is trimmed by league level and a profile beyond his usual peak window.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €1.1M – €1.3M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Velázquez plays like a seasoned organiser at the back, keeping his line compact and his decisions simple. As a centre-back, he relies on positioning, timing, and clear first actions to break up attacks and steady the defensive shape. His game is built on experience: he does the hard, unspectacular work that lets others play higher up.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.10
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 2 shots in 19 matches (1745 min).
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Last 12 matches · shots
1 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
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Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Division Profesional - Clausura | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1,021 | 6.01 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 8 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 7.04 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,745 | 6.44 |
Form (last 9 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.10
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.15
per 90 · 43% completed
Key passes
0.21
per 90
Pass accuracy
83%
Fouls won
0.83
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
3.09
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 |  Palmeiras | Libertadores | L0-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Aug 12 | Palmeiras | Libertadores | D1-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jul 4 |  France | World Cup | L0-1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Jun 29 |  Germany | World Cup | D1-1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Jun 26 |  Australia | World Cup | D0-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jun 20 |  Türkiye | World Cup | W0-1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Division Profesional - Clausura1,021 (59%)CONMEBOL Libertadores724 (41%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Cerro Porteno | Division Profesional - Clausura | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.69 |
| 2025/26 | Cerro Porteno | Division Profesional - Apertura | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 7.22 |
| 2024/25 |  Newells Old Boys | Liga Profesional Argentina | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 7.09 |
| 2023/24 | Newells Old Boys | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.10 |
| 2022/23 | Newells Old Boys | Liga Profesional Argentina | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 7.06 |
| 2021/22 |  FC Juarez | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 6.59 |
| 2020/21 | FC Juarez | Liga MX | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0.09 | 6.89 |
| 2019/20 | FC Juarez | Liga MX | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 6.82 |
Career highlights
Division Profesional
2017
Spell detail
Apps
45
Goals
1
Assists
1
Minutes
4,144
By season
| 2026/27 | Division Profesional - Clausura | 19 app | 0 g | 6.69 |
| 2025/26 | Division Profesional - Apertura | 26 app | 1 g | 7.22 |
Goals by season
1 goals in the spell
International career
Paraguay
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Paraguay
Paraguay's tournament →Apps
5
Minutes
244
Goals
0
Assists
0
Avg rating
6.66