Enzo Prono

Paraguayan footballer (born 1991)

Enzo Prono
Personal information
Full name Enzo Enrico Prono Zelaya[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Alebrijes de Oaxaca
Number 11
Youth career
2008 Fernando de la Mora
2009–2010 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sol de América 65 (12)
2013 → Olimpia (loan) 26 (4)
2014 → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2018 General Diaz 22 (3)
2015–2017 → Atlante (loan) 59 (8)
2018 Zulia 25 (2)
2018 Aizawl 1 (0)
2018–2019 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 4 (0)
International career‡
2012– Paraguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2012

Enzo Prono (born 27 June 1991) is a retired Paraguayan footballer who last played for Alebrijes de Oaxaca, as a striker.

Career

Early career

Born in Asunción, Prono started his career with lowly Fernando de la Mora and subsequently joined Libertad, playing there until 2010.[2] After one year with Libertad he moved to Europe, and had trials with Italian and Belgian clubs.[3]

Sol de America

In 2011, Prono returned to his native country and joined Club Sol de América. He made his debut on 24 April, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 loss at Olimpia.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 20 August, netting his side's only of a draw at Tacuary.[5] He was an ever-present figure during the campaign, as Sol de America narrowly avoided relegation.

Olimpia

On 12 January 2013, Prono joined Club Olimpia in a one-year loan deal with a buyout clause.[6]

Arsenal de Sarandí

On 27 June 2014, it was reported that Prono had joined Argentine Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí on an 18-month loan deal.[7]

International career

On 10 February 2012, Prono was called up to Paraguay national football team.[8] Five days later, he made his international debut, coming off the bench to replace José Ortigoza in the last 3 minutes of the 2–0 victory against Chile.[9]

Playing style

Prono is one of the greatest prospects of Paraguayan football. He is compared with Radamel Falcao and Lucas Barrios.[2] His main ability, despite being a 178 cm tall, is his headers. This began in the Libertad youth system, when the youth coach told Prono to throw a ball in a wall and head it every day.[3]

References

  1. ^ Enzo Prono Zelaya Archived 28 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Talentos de Importación: Enzo Prono, el 'principito' guaraní que emula a Lucas Barrios Archived 8 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine; goal.com, 2 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b 'I love Arsenal & play like Falcao' - the story of Paraguayan wonderkid Enzo Prono Archived 7 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; goal.com, 5 September 2011
  4. ^ OLIMPIA VS. SOL DE AMÉRICA 2 - 0; Global Sports Media, 24 April 2011
  5. ^ TACUARY VS. SOL DE AMÉRICA 1 - 1 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Global Sports Media, 20 August 2011
  6. ^ Enzo Prono se suma al plantel de Olimpia (Enzo Prono added in Olimpia's squad) Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Hoy, 12 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Jorge Báez y Enzo Prono se suman al Arsenal argentino (Jorge Báez and Enzo Prono added to Argentine Arsenal) Archived 30 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; D10, 27 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Arce convoca a Fabio Caballero y Enzo Prono, revelaciones del 2011 (Arce calls Fabio Caballero and Enzo Prono, 2011's revelations) Archived 20 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Paraguay.com, 10 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Paraguay derrotó a Chile por 2-0 en partido amistoso (Paraguay defeated Chile by 2–0 in a friendly match)[permanent dead link]; El Comercio, 15 February 2012 (in Spanish)

External links

  • Enzo Prono at BDFA (in Spanish)
  • Enzo Prono at Soccerway
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