Gustavo Andrés Páez Martinez (born April 16, 1990) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...

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who plays for Mineros de Guayana as a forward.

Career

Born in Mérida, Páez started his senior career playing in lowly club Academia Emeritense. In 2009, he had a short spell with Peruvian Alianza Lima before returning to his home country to play with

Zamora FC Zamora Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club in Barinas. History Zamora Fútbol Club was founded in 2002. After being in the Second Division for several years the club was promoted to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in ...

, in

Venezuelan Primera División The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan League) is the top-flight professional association football, football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organize ...

. In January 2010 Páez signed with NK Interblock Ljubljana playing in the

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

; despite being regular at the side, he suffered team relegation at the end of the season. In September 2010 he went to Italy to play for

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side A.S. Union Quinto. In August 2011 Páez moved to Spain, signing with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

and being assigned to the reserves in

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. After appearing with the

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for two seasons, he joined ACD Lara. On 31 January 2017, it was announced that Paez will sign for South African club Kaizer Chiefs F.C.

National team

Gustavo Páez was part of the Venezuela national U17 team at the 2007 South American Under 17 Football Championship.

References

External sources

Stats from Slovenia
at PrvaLiga. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paez, Gustavo Living people 1990 births Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Alianza Lima footballers Zamora FC players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players RCD Mallorca B players Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players Deportivo La Guaira players ACR Messina players Estudiantes de Mérida players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Atlético Venezuela C.F. players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Segunda División B players Venezuelan Primera División players Serie C players South African Premier Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Sportspeople from Mérida, Mérida