Roberto Ovelar

Roberto Ovelar

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Ovelar Maldonado
Date of birth	1 December 1985 (1985-12-01)
Place of birth	Curuguaty, Paraguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Universidad Católica
Number	17
Youth career
1996–1997	Libertad
1997–2006	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	Cerro Porteño	?	(8)
2008	→ Universidad San Martín (loan)	26	(11)
2009–2011	Cruz Azul	5	(1)
2009–2011	→ Alianza Lima (loan)	37	(13)
2011	Alianza Lima	21	(14)
2012–	Universidad Católica	5	(1)
National team
2000–2006	Paraguay U-20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Roberto Ovelar (born 1 December 1985 in Curuguaty, Paraguay) is a football (soccer) forward. He currently plays for Universidad Católica, and is known as The Buffalo.

Career

Ovelar began his career 1996 with Club Libertad. After nine years with the club, he joined Cerro Porteño in the summer of 2006. After two years with Cerro Porteño, he signed in January 2008 a contract with Universidad San Martín, after just one year signed in January 2009 to Cruz Azul. On 9 August 2009, the largest Peruvian club, Alianza Lima, signed the 23-year-old Paraguayan strike from CD Cruz Azul.