Juan Eduardo "El Magico" Samudio Serna (born 14 October 1978 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Eduardo Samudio Serna | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-10-14) 14 October 1978 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Libertad | 27 | (7) |
| 1999 | Guaraní | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Libertad | 141 | (82) |
| 2007 | Querétaro FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Guaraní | 19 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Libertad | 54 | (26) |
| 2009–2010 | Barcelona | 52 | (21) |
| 2010– | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2005 | Paraguay | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2010 | |||
He held the record for most goals scored in the Paraguayan first division with 108 goals,[1] and is the third maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 119 goals, ahead of Fredy Bareiro (112).[2]
Samudio started his career in the youth divisions of Libertad and made his debut in 1996. While in Libertad the team got relegated to the 2nd division in 1998 but Samudio stayed in the team and helped in obtaining the promotion to 1st division in 2000. After the promotion, Libertad saw success in their return to first division and won two national championships back to back in 2002 and 2003 and was the topscorer of the Paraguayan league in 2002 and 2004.[3]
In 2007, he had a brief stint in Mexico playing for Querétaro FC and returned to Paraguay to play for Guaraní before returning to Libertad to play and win the Apertura 2008 tournament. In July 2008 he was offered a symbolic "lifetime" contract by Libertad because of all his contributions to the team throughout the years.[4] In September 2008 Samudio reached 108 goals in the Paraguayan first division, passing Mauro Caballero and becoming the all-time goalscorer of Paraguayan football.[5] His current team is Deportivo Independiente Medellin.
In the first half of 2011 Samudio signed with Deportivo Independiente Medellin of the Colombian Serie A. Becoming the last incorporation of Deportivo Independiente Medellin for this first season of La Liga Postobon.
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Libertad | Paraguayan 2nd Division |
| 2002 | Libertad | Paraguayan 1st Division |
| 2003 | Libertad | Paraguayan 1st Division |
| 2006 | Libertad | Paraguayan 1st Division |
| 2008 | Libertad | Apertura 2008 |
| 2008 | Libertad | Clausura 2008 |
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