Roberto Andrés Ovelar Maldonado (born 1 December 1985) is a Paraguayan

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who currently plays as a striker for paraguayan club

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. He began his football career at amateur club Karende, and was later scouted by Rogelio Rojas to play for

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, one of the most successful Paraguayan teams. His coach at the moment,

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, called him up for the 2006 season, when the team earned the Primera División. After the 2007 season, Ovelar was loaned to

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vian side

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. In June 2008, he returned to Cerro Porteño after a successful season in Peru, winning the Torneo Descentralizado. In January 2009, Ovelar joined

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side

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. In June, he returned to Peru and joined

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on loan, finalizing his transfer later that season. After several successful seasons at Alianza, he was sent to

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club Universidad Católica in December 2011, for a US$1.5 million fee. Ovelar represented the Paraguayan national under-20 football team in 2001, aged 16, playing in five games but unable to score at the

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Club career

Early career

Roberto Ovelar began his career with Paraguayan side

, where he was able to play regularly and score 10 goals in the 2006-2007 season. In 2007, Ovelar signed on loan with Peru side San Martín de Porres at the age of 22. Ovelar made significant achievements during the 2007 Apertura and the 2008 Clausura of the Torneo Descentralizado.

Cruz Azul

Ovelar signed for Mexican side

for the Clausura 2009 tournament after his time in San Martín de Porres. While in Mexico, Ovelar saw it as an opportunity to one day play for the

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, as the league featured Paraguayan players who were on the national squad. His limited play in 5 matches enabled him to score 1 goal despite being unable to get a starting position.

Alianza Lima

After barely playing in

, Ovelar returned to Peru, going to

. He had excellent performances which gave him the opportunity to play for the Peru national team, but he was keen to play for Paraguay. His first goal came on December 5, 2009, in a 2-2 home draw against

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. His 45th minute go-ahead goal made up for an own-goal he had scored in the 30th minute. Ovelar was subbed off in the 75th minute, replaced by a young

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Universidad Católica

For summer 2012, Ovelar signed with Chilean side Universidad Católica. He played 15 matches and scored 5 goals. His debut came on January 28, 2012, in a 2-1 win at

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. He was subbed off in the 67th minute and replaced by

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. His first league goal came on March 11, 2012, in a 2-1 win at O'Higgins. He scored a last minute goal to give his team the win.

Atlético Junior

In 2014, Ovelar signed for Colombian side

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. He made his debut on July 20, 2014 (on Colombian Independence Day), in a 0–1 defeat against

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for the 2014 Copa EuroAmericana. He is second on the all time list of appearances for the team, with over 140 caps in all competitions.

Millonarios

In January 2018, Ovelar moved to

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in the

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for an undisclosed transfer fee. He made his team debut and start on February 11, 2018 in a 1-0 victory over

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References

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