Cristian Agustín Parano Rasguido (born 16 August 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club Sacramento Republic.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Agustín Parano Rasguido | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Aguilares, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sacramento Republic | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2014–2017 | River Plate | ||
| 2017–2018 | San Martín | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | San Martín | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | San Antonio FC | 46 | (11) |
| 2021–2023 | Paços de Ferreira | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Chania FC (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | San Antonio FC | 11 | (2) |
| 2023– | Sacramento Republic | 35 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly career
editParano's early youth career included a spell with one of Barcelona's affiliate clubs in Buenos Aires from the age of nine, prior to the midfielder signing with Boca Juniors' academy in 2010.[5] Four years later, he switched to rivals River Plate.[5] In 2017, Parano moved to San Martín.[1] His professional debut arrived on 4 May 2018 during a Primera División home defeat to Vélez Sarsfield, he had previously been an unused substitute for a fixture with Olimpo in April.[4][6]
San Antonio FC
editOn 31 January 2019, following a successful trial, Parano joined USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[5] His first senior goal came on 21 June in a loss at Chukchansi Park versus Fresno FC.[4][2]
Parano scored a brace in USL over Reno 1868 on 10 August in a win away from home; for which he was voted as the league's Player of the Week.[7][8][9] He netted his fifth goal of the campaign on 17 August, in what was his first South Texas Derby at home against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[4] A week later, Parano scored two further goals - and got two assists - in a 5–0 win over New Mexico United; the club's biggest victory at that time.[10] That performance won him the Player of the Week award, which he won for the second time in three weeks.[11][12] He lost to Solomon Asante for the Player of the Month award for August; despite topping the fan vote.[13][14]
Fresh from winning the league's 2019 Young Player of the Year award, Parano began the subsequent season with a goal on matchday one against rivals Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[4][15][16] He ended the campaign with four goals in fifteen matches as they reached the play-offs; losing out to New Mexico United in the opening round.[4]
Paços de Ferreira
editOn 5 January 2021, Parano completed a move to Portuguese football with Primeira Liga side Paços de Ferreira; penning a three-and-a-half-year contract.[17]
Chania FC (loan)
editParano spent the 2021–22 season on loan with Super League Greece 2 club Chania FC.
San Antonio FC (loan)
editOn 17 August 2022, San Antonio announced that Parano would return to the club on loan from Paços de Ferreira for the remainder of the 2022 USL Championship season.[18]
Return to San Antonio FC
editOn 2 February 2023, San Antonio FC announced that they had signed Parano to return to the club as a regular member.[19]
Sacramento Republic FC
editOn 16 August 2023, Sacramento Republic acquired Parano's rights and signed him to a multi-year contract.[20]
Career statistics
edit- As of 5 January 2021.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Martín | 2017–18 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| San Antonio FC | 2019 | USL Championship | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||||
| Paços de Ferreira | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 11 | |||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the USL Championship play-offs
Honours
editSan Antonio FC[15]
- USL Championship Young Player of the Year: 2019
References
edit- ^ a b "Viaje a Bahía Blanca con una carita nueva". Diario El Zonda. 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "San Antonio FC's Cristian Parano makes most of opportunity". San Antonio Express-News. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Cristian Parano". World Football. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cristian Parano at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "San Antonio FC signs midfielder Cristian Parano". San Antonio FC. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de Cristian Parano". BDFA. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "1868 FC drops home match to San Antonio FC". KTVN. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "San Antonio's Parano Voted Championship Player of the Week". USL Championship. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Soccer: SAFC's Parano earns weekly USL honor". My San Antonio. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "The Notables: San Antonio FC vs. New Mexico United - August 24". San Antonio FC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "San Antonio FC midfielder Cristian Parano named USL Championship Player of the Week". San Antonio FC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Soccer: SAFC's Parano earns weekly USL honor". My San Antonio. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix's Asante Voted Championship's Player of the Month". USL Championship. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "After countless rejections in Argentina, Cristian Parano is making a name for himself in the USL". The Athletic. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b "San Antonio FC Midfielder Cristian Parano Named USL Championship Young Player of the Year". Our Sports Central. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Parano continues to grow in second season with SAFC". San Antonio Express-News. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Parano é reforço". Paços de Ferreira. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Cristian Parano makes San Antonio return". uslchampionship.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "San Antonio signs Cristian Parano ahead of new season". uslchampionship.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Republic FC acquires winger Cristian Parano". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.