Brian Guillermo Montenegro Martínez (born 10 June 1993) is a Paraguayan

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who plays as a winger or striker for

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club

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. He is a former Paraguay U20 international.

Club career

Early career

Montenegro began his career at Paraguayan club

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where he made 51 appearances and scored seven goals before joining Segunda División Uruguay side

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West Ham United loan

He joined West Ham on 29 August 2011 where he signed a season-long loan contract saying, "I am very excited to come here and play in England, I am hoping to get a chance to show the fans what I can do." Montenegro's first and only appearance for the senior squad was as a 78th-minute substitute on 8 January 2012 in a 1–0

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third round away defeat to

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. At the end of the season, a new contract was not agreed and he returned to Paraguay.

Tacuary

He returned to

coming on as a second-half substitute in their match against

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in August 2012. He scored two goals in 17 games in his second spell at the club.

Rubio Ñú and Libertad

In 2013, he joined

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side Rubio Ñú where he scored three goals in 14 games. His form earned him a move to fellow

side

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. During the 2013/14 season he scored nine goals in 36 games.

Nacional Asunción

In July 2014, Montenegro signed with

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Club

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to participate in the semi-final stages of the

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and the Torneo Clasura of the Paraguayan Championship. Replacing injured forward

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, Montenegro was in the starting line-up of the first-leg of Nacional's semi-final

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fixture against

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on 22 July. In the 35th minute of the first-half, Montenegro opened the scoring for Nacional, giving them a 1–0 lead, the goal was assisted by

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. The fixture concluded 2–0 in favor of Nacional. Montenegro finished a runner up for

in the

final after losing out to Argentina's

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2–1 on aggregate in the two legged final.

Loan to Leeds United

On 1 September 2014, Montenegro signed on loan for

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, the deal includes an option to buy. Montenegro was given the number 26 shirt for the 2014/15 season. On 25 October 2014, Montenegro was named in Leeds' matchday squad for the first time when he was named as a substitute against

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. He made his debut in the same match as a 2nd half substitute in a 2–1 loss. The match was the last game for Head Coach Darko Milanič who was relieved of his duties minutes after the game. On 4 January 2015, Montenegro made his first Leeds start when he started Leeds'

1–0 defeat against

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After scoring an impressive 15 goals in 17 league games during the 2016 Primera Division Paraguaya season for Nacional Asuncion, Montenegro was loaned to Cerro Porteño for the remainder of their

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campaign. Several days later however, the transfer was declined due to a documentation requirement.

Olimpia

Loan to Atlético Goianiense

On 3 August 2021,

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announced the signing of Montenegro on a season-long loan from Olimpia.

International career

Montenegro has played for Paraguay's Under-20 side and featured in the

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in January 2011. He also played at the

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in Turkey, where he scored with an "acrobatic overhead kick" against

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in the group stage.

Honours

Club

;Lanús *

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; Atlético Goianiense *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montenegro, Brian 1993 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Tacuary footballers West Ham United F.C. players Deportivo Maldonado players Club Rubio Ñu footballers Club Libertad footballers Club Nacional footballers Leeds United F.C. players Club Olimpia footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Paraguayan Primera División players English Football League players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in England Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in England Atlético Clube Goianiense players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen