Alberto Contrera
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Ameliano | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Olimpia | 41 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Rubio Ñu (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | General Díaz | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2023 | Guaraní | 128 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | → Patronato (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → River Plate (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2023– | Sportivo Ameliano | 59 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Paraguay U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 August 2025 | |||
Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez (born 14 February 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sportivo Ameliano.[1]
Club
Contrera's career began with Olimpia.[1][2] He made his professional debut during the 2009 Paraguayan Primera División season, before scoring his first goals in a 0–3 win versus 3 de Febrero during 2010.[1][3] He went on to score three goals in thirty-nine appearances in his first four seasons with Olimpia.[1][4] In July 2012, Contrera was loaned to Rubio Ñu.[5] One goal in fourteen matches followed.[1] He returned to Olimpia for the 2013 campaign, eventually making six further appearances for the club.[1] Contrera departed on loan again in 2013 to join fellow Paraguayan Primera División team Sportivo Luqueño.[6]
After fourteen matches for Sportivo Luqueño in 2013, Contrera left Olimpia to spend 2014 with General Díaz.[1] He marked his second start for General Díaz with two goals in a 3–2 win against 12 de Octubre on 15 August.[1] On 1 January 2015, Guaraní signed Contrera.[7] He scored five goals in twenty-five appearances in his debut season as Guaraní finished second.[1] In his first three seasons with the club, Contrera netted eight goals in fifty-six games.[1][8] July 2017 saw Contrera leave Paraguayan football for the first time to play in Argentina with Patronato on loan.[9] His first match came versus San Martín on 27 August.[1][10]
International
Contrera won three caps for the Paraguay U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru, the first of which arrived during a 4–2 defeat to Brazil on 17 January 2011.[1][11]
