Guillermo Paiva
Paraguayan footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala (born 17 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Colombian club Junior on loan from Olimpia.
Full name
Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala
Date of birth
17 August 1997
Place of birth
Presidente Franco, Paraguay
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
|
| |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Presidente Franco, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Junior | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 3 de Febrero | |||
| 2017–2018 | Olimpia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | 3 de Febrero | ||
| 2018–2024 | Olimpia | 77 | (20) |
| 2019 | → Zamora (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Náutico (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Náutico (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2025– | Atlético Junior | 26 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Paraguay U20 | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2025 | |||
Club career
A product of 3 de Febrero,[2][3] Paiva made his debut with them in 2016[4][5] and switched to Olimpia in February 2017.[6] He made his debut in the top division with Olimpia in a 0–1 loss against Deportivo Santaní on 29 July 2018.[7] He was loaned out to Venezuelan club Zamora in 2019[8] and two times to Brazilian club Náutico in 2020 and 2021.[9][10]
In 2024, he was loaned out to Chilean club Colo-Colo on a one-year deal with an option to buy.[11]