Roberto Ovelar

Who is Roberto Ovelar?

Roberto Andrés Ovelar Maldonado is a Paraguayan footballer that currently plays for Categoría Primera A club Junior as striker.

He began his football career at amateur club Karende of the Mallorquín league, and after a long time in that team, he was scouted by Rogelio Rojas for play at Cerro Porteño, one of the most successful teams of that country. Cerro's coach in that moment Gustavo Costas, considered him in the 2006 season, and the same season he earned the Primera División title, being this his career's first honour. After a regular 2007 season, Ovelar was loaned to Peruvian side Universidad San Martín de Porres.

In June 2008, he returned to Cerro Porteño, after a good season at the Peruvian football, winning the Torneo Descentralizado title. In January 2009, Ovelar joined to Mexican club Cruz Azul of the first tier of that country. In June, he returned to Peru and joined to Alianza Lima on loan, after acquiring the totality of his rights. After his great season at Alianza, in December 2011, was confirmed that he joined to Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica for a US$1.5 million transfer fee.