2024-09-16 03:34:47
“Everyone is looking at him now,” said the representative of the Paraguayan number 9, who has scored nine goals in eight games.
Alex Arce He is the striker of the moment in Ecuador and He has scored nine goals in eight games playedabsolute madness and numbers worthy of Erling Haaland, not for nothing is he nicknamed the Paraguayan Haaland.
These figures may be expanded this Thursday in the Liga de Quito match against Botafogo for the Copa Libertadores, where the Paraguayan will be the pilot in the attack of the Ecuadorian team. And in the preview of this match, His representative Johan Wilson gave details of his arrival at the King of Cups, and his imminent departure?
Wilson was necessary participant On Arce’s move to the Albos: “Alex’s present, for those of us who follow his career, does not surprise us. With Alex I was the one who brought up the name of LDU. And in the promotion (to the First Division of Argentina, with Independiente Rivadavia), we knew it could happen with Alex and We made the negotiation with his representative from years ago and we offered it to Liga. Liga had already seen the player and today confirms his signing”
For those who know him, it is not surprising, since in the Argentine team, Arce He had similar results as he was the top scorer in the second division with 26 goals. And the present of the 28-year-old striker does not go unnoticed, as he has had one of the best scoring starts despite carrying a very heavy backpack as a replacement for Paolo Guerrerowho was a top scorer and two-time champion with Liga in 2023.
Wilson knows this: “It’s one of the best starts I’ve seen in Ecuadorian football.. His goal-scoring instinct is very good, they acquired him at a great effort (unofficially it is said that LDU paid around USD 1.5 million and signed him for 3 years). Now it is not known (in view of whether there will be an offer from abroad to change clubs), There are many of us behind the signingWe want the best for the player and the club. We will see where the future takes him, we will analyze with Alex’s representative if there are any offers.”
Alex Arce and a goal celebration in the League.
«Everyone is keeping an eye on Alex nowwe are currently focused on Alex being focused on the League. He owes himself to Ligais of an advanced age. The best for the future is always being sought. The final word is up to Liga and the player, because Liga, as the owner of the transfer, has to see it. He is performing as well as possible and hopefully scoring goals. It is not normal for him to score so many goals and maintaining that is not easy.“, he added.
Finally, he commented on another great player who joined the team: “I try to keep a low profile.”we brought Ricardo Adé And now, many players have opened doors for Arce, you feel proud and you become a fan of the teams that the boys play for.” The Haitian defender was key in the central defense alongside Facundo Rodríguez in obtaining the second championship with Luis Zubeldía.
Johan Wilson was the intermediary for Alex Arce’s transfer to Liga
Alex Arce’s career numbers
He took his first steps in Paraguayan football, emerging from the youth divisions of one of the biggest in that country: Cerro Porteño. He also had stints with Rubio Ñu, but went unnoticed until his arrival at Sportivo Ameliano, who were fighting in the second division. There he revealed his facet as a goalscorer, scoring 25 goals and helping the team to ascend. Once in the first division of his country’s football, he continued in great form scoring 10 goals in 36 games.
This caught the attention of Alfredo Berti, coach of Independiente de Rivadavia at the time, who signed him and He finished as the tournament’s top scorerhelping another team to ascend. Once in the first division of Argentine football, He scored two goals in the five games he playedbut his stay was interrupted by his move to Liga
Alex Arce is Liga de Quito’s top scorer
Once he arrived in Quito, he didn’t even need to adapt and his performance was immediate. In his official debut, which was in the first leg of the South American Recopa ante Fluminense scored the goal that sealed the 1-0 victory (although they later lost the final with a 2-0 defeat in the return match at the Maracaná).
Two weeks later, would become his debut in the LigaPro against Macará in the 2-1 victory. His first double for Albo would come a week later against CumbayáAt the end of March, he would score his first hat-trick (the second in his career) against Imbabura in a resounding 5-0 victory and he was given a standing ovation. His last goal was in the Quito derby against El Nacional, which ended with a 2-1 victory for Alcácer’s team.
By: Diario OLÈ.com