Bruno Valdez (footballer, born 1992) should not be confused with Bruno Valdez (footballer, born 2002).
| Bruno Amílcar Valdez | |
| Fullname: | Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1992 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Cerro Porteño |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sol de América |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Sol de América |
| Caps1: | 100 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Cerro Porteño |
| Caps2: | 60 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs3: | América |
| Caps3: | 183 |
| Goals3: | 22 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Boca Juniors |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Cerro Porteño |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 31 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 5 Feb 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas (born 6 October 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño[2] and the Paraguay national team.
A right-footed defender, he can play as a centre-back and right-back.
Valdez made his professional debut with Sol de America but in July 2014 it was sold to Cerro Porteño.[3] In 2015, Valdez helped Cerro to win the Apertura championship.[4]
In June 2016, Valdez was sold to Club América of Mexico.
On 16 January 2023, Valdez signed a 3-year contract with Boca Juniors.
In May 2015, Valdez was called up to the provisional 30-man roster for the Paraguay national football team to play at the 2015 Copa América.[5] On 28 May, he was included in the 23-man final squad for the tournament by coach Ramón Díaz. On 6 June, he made his international debut as a substitute in a pre-tournament friendly against Honduras at the Estadio Manuel Ferreira in Asunción.[6]
As of 15 April 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sol de America | 2011 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 34 | 2 | – | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||||
| 2013 | 42 | 1 | – | – | – | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| 2014 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 97 | 5 | – | – | – | 97 | 5 | ||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 2014 | Primera División | 16 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 35 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | |||||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 4 | – | 14 | 0 | – | 74 | 4 | |||||
| América | 2016-17 | Liga MX | 30 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2017-18 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 255 | 15 | |||
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[8]
Cerro Porteño
América
Apertura 2018
Boca Juniors