Fernando Ovelar
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Career & Clubs
Ovelar made his professional debut for Cerro Porteño in a 1–1 Paraguayan Primera División tie with 3 de Febrero on 28 October 2018. Ovelar scored his first professional goal the following week in the Paraguayan Superclásico against Club Olimpia on 4 November 2018. Ovelar is the youngest player to ever play in the Paraguayan Primera División, and also the youngest ever scorer in the league, at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 27 days. In 2024, Ovelar joined Chilean Primera División side Unión Española on loan from Pachuca. He left them at the end of the 2025 season. In January 2026, he was loaned out to Ñublense in the same division.
On 12 December 2018, Ovelar made his debut for Paraguay U17, scoring in a 1–0 victory against Mexico U17.
- Club
- Cerro Porteño
Personal
Ovelar's grandfather, Gerónimo Ovelar, was also a professional footballer who played for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national football team in the 1970s and 1980s.
Legacy
Clubs
Played together with
- Adalberto EscobarCerro Porteño · 1967–1973
- Adesvaldo José de LimaCerro Porteño · 1994–1994
- Agustín MirandaCerro Porteño
- Alan NúñezCerro Porteño · 2022
- Alcides BáezCerro Porteño · 1971–1971
- Alcides BáezCerro Porteño · 1973–1974
- Aldo BobadillaCerro Porteño · 1997–2004
- Aldo FlorentínCerro Porteño · 1976–1983
Alejandro Da SilvaCerro Porteño · 1998–2000- Alejandro Da SilvaCerro Porteño · 2005–2007
- Alejandro Da SilvaCerro Porteño · 2011–2013
Alexis DuarteCerro Porteño · 2019–2022
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Fernando Fabián Ovelar Martínez is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Ñublense on loan from Liga MX club Pachuca. He is the youngest ever player to score in the Paraguayan Primera División, when he netted at only 14 years old.
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