Santiago Salcedo


Santiago Gabriel Salcedo González, nicknamed "Sa-Sa", is a Paraguayan association football player currently playing for Deportivo Capiatá in Primera División Paraguaya.
Salcedo ranked number 10 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by Diario Extra.

Career

Salcedo was the top scorer of the 2005 Copa Libertadores playing for Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño. He scored nine goals in the competition. The striker then played for FC Tokyo of Japan, but was loaned in the second half of 2006 to Newell's Old Boys of Argentina, after having problems with his coach Alexandre Gallo at FC Tokyo. Salcedo was then loaned to Mexican side Chiapas for the 2007 Clausura, but returned to Newell's Old Boys for the start of the 2007–08 season. After scoring nine goals during the 2008 Clausura, he joined River Plate by request of coach Diego Simeone.
After the departure of Simeone and River finishing in the last place of the 2008 Apertura, Salcedo returned to Newell's for the 2009 Clausura tournament. On 7 August 2009, Lanús signed the Paraguayan striker on a joint-ownership deal.
After a short spell in Argentinos Juniors he returned to Cerro Porteño.
On 5 August 2013, Santiago signed for Club Atlético Banfield on loan from Cerro Porteño, competing in Primera B Nacional of Argentina.
On 1 January 2016, Salcedo was transferred to Club Libertad for the 2016 Primera División Paraguaya season after being on loan to Sol de América from Cerro Porteño in 2015.

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