Luis Carlos Fariña Olivera (born 20 April 1991) is an Argentine - Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cerro Porteño.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Carlos Fariña Olivera | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2010 | Racing Club | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Racing Club | 51 | (4) |
2013–2017 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Baniyas (loan) | 23 | (6) |
2014–2015 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Asteras Tripoli (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Aves | 34 | (3) |
2019– | Cerro Porteño | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 18 September 2019 (UTC) |
Born in Buenos Aires, Fariña graduated from Racing Club de Avellaneda's youth system. He made his professional debut on 28 August 2009, replacing Sebastián Grazzini in a 1–1 home draw against Club Atlético Colón for the Argentine Primera División championship.[2] Fariña appeared sparingly in the following campaigns, mainly used as a backup. He was only utilized regularly in the 2012–13 campaign, after profiting from both Giovanni Moreno and Lucas Castro's departures.
Fariña scored his first professional goals on 19 November 2012, netting a brace in a 4–0 home win against Quilmes Atlético Club.[3] He finished the season with 28 matches and four goals, attracting the interest of S.L. Benfica, S.C. Braga and Sporting CP.[4][5][6]
On 24 July 2013 Fariña signed for Benfica on a five-year deal for €3.5 million, joining fellow Racing teammates José Shaffer and José Luis Fernández.[7][8] On 9 August, however, he was loaned to UAE Arabian Gulf League side Baniyas SC, in a season-long deal.[9] On 27 July 2014, Fariña moved to Deportivo de La Coruña also in a temporary deal.[10] He made his La Liga debut on 23 August, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Granada CF.[11] Fariña scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 15 December, netting the winner in a home success over Elche CF.[12]
In August 2015, he joined Rayo Vallecano on loan for one season,[13][14] until it was terminated early in January 2016, with the Argentine moving to Universidad de Chile until June.[15] On 7 August 2016, Fariña moved to Greek Super League club Asteras Tripoli in another temporary deal.[16] A year later, the 26-year-old Fariña rescinded his contract with Benfica, without ever representing them,[17] and signed a three-year contract with Aves.[18]
Fariña's parents were born in Paraguay, with himself also holding a Paraguayan citizenship since December 2014.[19]
Racing Club
Aves
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