| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Eduardo Samudio Serna | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-10-14)14 October 1978 (age 46) | ||
| 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 | Club Guaraní | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Libertad | 141 | (82) |
| 2007 | Querétaro FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Club Guaraní | 19 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Libertad | 54 | (26) |
| 2009–2010 | Barcelona S.C. | 52 | (21) |
| 2011 | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Libertad | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Paraguay | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2010 | |||
Juan Eduardo "El Magico"Samudio Serna (born 14 October 1978 inAsunción) is a formerParaguayan footballer.
He held the record for most goals scored in theParaguayan first division with 108 goals,[1] and is thethird maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 119 goals, ahead ofFredy Bareiro (112).[2]
Samudio started his career in the youth divisions ofLibertad and made his debut in 1996. While in Libertad the team got relegated to the2nd 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 inMexico playing forQuerétaro FC and returned to Paraguay to play forGuaraní before returning to Libertad to play and win theApertura 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, passingMauro Caballero and becoming the all-time goalscorer of Paraguayan football.[5]