Enzo Prono

Enzo Prono
Personal information
Full name Enzo Enrico Prono Zelaya
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
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

Enzo Enrico Prono Zelaya (born 27 June 1991) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played 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. After one year with Libertad he moved to Europe, and had trials with Italian and Belgian clubs.

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. He scored his first professional goal on 20 August, netting his side's only of a draw at Tacuary. 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.

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.

International career

On 10 February 2012, Prono was called up to Paraguay national football team. 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.

Playing style

Prono is one of the greatest prospects of Paraguayan football. He is compared with Radamel Falcao and Lucas Barrios. 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.

References

  1. ↑ Enzo Prono at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 '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)[link removed]; El Comercio, 15 February 2012 (in Spanish)