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Fernando Saucedo

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Fernando Saucedo
Saucedo with Bolivia at the 2019 Copa América
Personal information
Full name Fernando Javier Saucedo Pereyra
Date of birth (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bolívar
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2009 Oriente Petrolero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Oriente Petrolero 131 (8)
2015 Guabirá 16 (4)
2015–2019 Wilstermann 157 (14)
2020–2022 Always Ready 47 (4)
2022–2023 The Strongest 39 (5)
2023– Bolívar 26 (5)
International career
2016– Bolivia 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Fernando Javier Saucedo Pereyra (born March 15, 1990) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolívar and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

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He began developing his football skills at age thirteen. In 2001, Saucedo began his professional career with hometown club Oriente Petrolero Academy after being spotted by Víctor Hugo Antelo, the team manager at that time. At the beginning of 2005 he started playing for Oriente B where he showed good football skill. In 2010, he was called by Gustavo Quinteros to join the first squad. He made his debut against Club Aurora in The Torneo Apertura; his first goal came in a match against Real Mamoré at the 80th minute.

International career

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Saucedo made his international debut for Bolivia on 30 March 2016 against Argentina during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

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Club

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International

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As of match played 1 July 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bolivia 2016 3 0
2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2019 5 0
2021 6 1
2022 4 0
2023 1 0
2024 5 0
Total 26 1
As of match played 2 September 2021. Bolivia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Saucedo goal.
List of international goals scored by Fernando Saucedo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 September 2021 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia 11  Colombia 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ Fernando Saucedo at National-Football-Teams.com
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