Richard Prieto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Fabián Prieto Franco | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San Joaquín, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| General Díaz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | General Díaz | 117 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Nacional | 34 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Guaraní | 58 | (2) |
| 2025– | Nacional | 22 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Paraguay U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 August 2025 | |||
Richard Fabián Prieto Franco (born 25 February 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nacional.[1]
Career
Club
Prieto's first club was General Díaz.[1][2] He made his professional debut at the age of seventeen, featuring for thirty-two minutes of a 2–1 win over Rubio Ñu in the Paraguayan Primera División on 5 September 2014.[1] Over the course of his opening five seasons, Prieto made one hundred and seven appearances in all competitions for the club whilst netting eight times; with his first goal coming in January 2016 against Sportivo Luqueño.[1][3][4] Two years later, having played twice in the 2019 campaign, Prieto completed a loan move to Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División.[5][6]
International
Prieto represented Paraguay at U20 and U23.[1] He initially appeared for the latter at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France, prior to being selected for 2017 South American U-20 Championship; three caps came.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 3 February 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| General Díaz | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 26 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 31 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 8 | ||
| Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Richard Prieto at Soccerway
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de RICHARD PRIETO". BDFA. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Ndahugavéima pio papá". Crónica. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Volver a empezar". Tigo Sports. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Presentado en el Tomba". ABC. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Richard Prieto, el sexto elemento". Los Andes. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.