Alexis Cantero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Orenburg (on loan from Olimpia) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Guaraní | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Guaraní | 68 | (1) |
| 2025– | Olimpia | 16 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Orenburg (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Paraguay U20 | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Paraguay U23 | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 August 2024 | |||
Alexis Cantero (born 5 February 2003) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian club Orenburg on loan from Olimpia.
Early life
Cantero was born on 5 February 2003 in Asunción, Paraguay. Growing up, he attended Colegio Nacional Héroes de la Patria in Paraguay, where he studied economics.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Cantero joined the youth academy of Paraguayan side Guaraní and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2022, where he played in the Copa Sudamericana[2] and made sixty-eight league appearances and scored one goal.
Following his stint there, he signed for Paraguayan side Olimpia during the summer of 2025. Six months later, he was sent on loan with an option to buy to Russian side Orenburg.[3][4]
International career
Cantero represented Paraguay at the 2022 South American Games (which Paraguay won), 2023 South American U-20 Championship and the 2024 Summer Olympics (where Paraguay reached quarterfinals).[5][6]
He was first called up to the senior Paraguay national team in June 2023 for a friendly against Nicaragua, but remained on the bench in that game.[7]
References
- ^ "De estudiar la carrera de Economía, a ser llamado por la Albirroja y estar cerquita de partir a Europa" [From studying Economics, to being called up by the Paraguayan national team and being close to leaving for Europe] (in Spanish). Crónica. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Cantero, feliz por su primer gol" [Cantero, happy with his first goal] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Алексис Кантеро в ФК "Оренбург"" [Alexis Cantero at FC Orenburg] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Alexis Cantero at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Lista de convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Lista de jugadores de la Selección Paraguaya para los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [List of Paraguayan national team players for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Paraguay 2-0 Nicaragua (Jun 18, 2023) Final Score - ESPN". ESPN. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
External links
- Alexis Cantero at WorldFootball.net