Pedro Báez (footballer)
Paraguayan footballer (born 1997)
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Pedro Báez (born 15 January 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Guate club Xelajú.
Full name
Pedro Federico Báez Benítez
Date of birth
15 January 1997
Place of birth
San Estanislao, Paraguay
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Federico Báez Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San Estanislao, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Xelajú | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Independiente FBC (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | La U Universitarios | 23 | (5) |
| 2020 | Malacateco | 16 | (7) |
| 2021 | San Carlos | 17 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | Antigua | 37 | (15) |
| 2022-2023 | Real España | 48 | (7) |
| 2023-2024 | Malacateco | 33 | (12) |
| 2024– | Xelajú | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Paraguay U20 | 12 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:00, 7 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2017 | |||
Career
Báez began his professional career in the youth squads of Cerro Porteño, before debuting for the club's first team in 2016 against Club Sol de America.[1] During that same year, he also made appearances with the Paraguay U20 side at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France.[2]
On July 22, 2016, Báez was signed to a six-month loan deal with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[3]
