Alberto Cirilo Contrera Giménez (born 14 February 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sportivo Ameliano.[1]
Contrera's career began with Olimpia.[1][2] He made his professional debut during the 2009 Paraguayan Primera División season, before scoring his first goals in a 0–3 win versus 3 de Febrero during 2010.[1][3] He went on to score three goals in thirty-nine appearances in his first four seasons with Olimpia.[1][4] In July 2012, Contrera was loaned to Rubio Ñu.[5] One goal in fourteen matches followed.[1] He returned to Olimpia for the 2013 campaign, eventually making six further appearances for the club.[1] Contrera departed on loan again in 2013 to join fellow Paraguayan Primera División team Sportivo Luqueño.[6]
After fourteen matches for Sportivo Luqueño in 2013, Contrera left Olimpia to spend 2014 with General Díaz.[1] He marked his second start for General Díaz with two goals in a 3–2 win against 12 de Octubre on 15 August.[1] On 1 January 2015, Guaraní signed Contrera.[7] He scored five goals in twenty-five appearances in his debut season as Guaraní finished second.[1] In his first three seasons with the club, Contrera netted eight goals in fifty-six games.[1][8] July 2017 saw Contrera leave Paraguayan football for the first time to play in Argentina with Patronato on loan.[9] His first match came versus San Martín on 27 August.[1][10]
Contrera won three caps for the Paraguay U20s at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru, the first of which arrived during a 4–2 defeat to Brazil on 17 January 2011.[1][11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olimpia | 2009 | Paraguayan Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||||
| Rubio Ñu (loan) | 2012 | Paraguayan Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 2013 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| General Díaz | 2014 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Guaraní | 2015 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 5[e] | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 4[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | ||||
| Patronato (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 14 | |||
