Josué Colmán
Paraguayan footballer (born 1998)
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David Josué Colmán Escobar (born 25 July 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paraguayan Primera División club Club Nacional.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Josué Colmán Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Nacional | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Cerro Porteño | 48 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Orlando City | 32 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cerro Porteño (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Guaraní | 53 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Mazatlán | 39 | (3) |
| 2025 | Querétaro | 13 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Club Nacional | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Paraguay U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Paraguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 17 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:10, 28 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Colmán helped Cerro Porteño win the 2017 Torneo Clausura championship.[1]
In January 2018, Colmán signed with Orlando City and was given a Young Designated Player tag.[1] Colmán made his Orlando City debut on 17 March 2018 against New York City.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2018 against New York Red Bulls.[3] Colmán was left out of Orlando City's lineup for a 6 May 2018 match after he had broken a team rule in the locker room.[4]
In June 2019, Colmán returned to Cerro Porteño on a one-and-a-half-year loan deal.[5] On 26 September 2020, Cerro Porteño clinched the Apertura title with one match to spare following a 3–1 victory over River Plate.[6]
Colmán had his contract option declined as part of Orlando's end of season roster moves in December 2020.[7]
On 28 January 2021, Colmán signed with Paraguayan Primera División side Guaraní.[8]
International career
He played for the Paraguay under-17 team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup[1] and the Paraguay under-20s at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship.
Personal life
In February 2019, Colmán obtained a U.S. green card, which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 16 | 3 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 32 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 57 | 4 | ||||
| Orlando City | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Cerro Porteño (loan) | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Guaraní | 2021 | Paraguayan Primera División | 34 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 59 | 5 | ||||
| Mazatlán | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 73 | 6 | ||||
| Career totals | 1226 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 255 | 18 | ||
Honours
Cerro Porteño
