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José Montiel

José Arnulfo Montiel
Personal information
Full name José Arnulfo Montiel Núñez
Date of birth (1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
12 de Octubre
Number 15
Youth career
Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Olimpia Asunción 38 (5)
2006–2007 Udinese 8 (0)
2007–2012 Reggina 21 (2)
2008–2009Politehnica Iaşi (loan) 18 (2)
2009–2010Tigre (loan) 10 (0)
2012–2014 Benevento 49 (5)
2014 Olimpia Asunción 14 (0)
2015 Nacional Asunción 11 (0)
2016–2017 Union Comercio 35 (5)
2017 Sport Huancayo 29 (8)
2018 Al-Shamal
2018 Ayacucho 14 (0)
2019 Panachaiki 4 (0)
2020 12 de Octubre 14 (2)
2020 Guaireña 12 (0)
2021 12 de Octubre 5 (0)
2021 General Caballero JLM
2022 Deportivo Santaní
2022-2023 CD Itapuense
2024- 12 de Octubre
International career
2005–2008 Paraguay 9 (0)
2007 Paraguay U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

José Arnulfo Montiel Núñez (born 19 March 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for 12 de Octubre.[1]

Career

At a very young age, Montiel began his career in his hometown team Olimpia, which is a division of Olimpia Asunción in Itauguá city's football league. Scouts from Olimpia Asunción noticed his talent and signed him to the youth divisions of the Asunción club. Montiel was a key part of the Paraguay national under-15 football team that won the 2004 South American Under-15 Championship.

His professional debut came playing for Olimpia late in 2004, at the age of 16. Montiel's excellent vision and skills secured him a place in the first squad. In 2005, he was included in the Paraguay national football team at the age of 17.[citation needed]

After the 2006 World Cup, Montiel joined Udinese Calcio. Following one season with the club, he was sold to Reggina. In the 2008–2009 season, he was loaned to the Romanian Liga I team Politenica Iaşi, helping them to avoid relegation.

For the 2009–2010 season, Montiel was loaned to the Argentine club Tigre, making his debut on the 2nd day of Apertura 2009 tournament. He substituted Lucas Oviedo in the game against Rosario Central. He returned to Italy in March 2010. In the season 2010/2011 he is bought[clarification needed] to definitive title by the Reggina.

Following a period at Benevento between 2012 and 2014. Montiel returned to Olimpia for the 2014 Clausura where he played 14 games before moving to the Copa Libertadores finalist Nacional Asunción in 2015. In 2016, he has signed a one-year contract with the Peruvian side Unión Comercio.

Ahead of the 2020 season, Montiel joined 12 de Octubre. 10 months later, in October 2020, he moved to Guaireña.[2] However, he returned to 12 de Octubre again in January 2021.[3] In July 2021, he moved to General Caballero JLM.[4] Ahead of the 2022 season, Montiel signed with Deportivo Santaní.[5]

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