Fidencio Oviedo

Fidencio Oviedo Domínguez (born 30 May 1987), known as Fidencio Oviedo, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Fernando de la Mora in the División Intermedia. In 2012, Oviedo was named Paraguayan Footballer of the Year.

Club career Early career Oviedo's mother took him to 3 de Febrero when he was 12 years old and he was trained at the club. For the 2010 season, Oviedo continued at Santiago Morning. He accumulated 20 league appearances for the 2010 season. After interest from Olimpia Asunción, Libertad and Guaraní, Oviedo reached an agreement with Cerro Porteño.

After being awarded Paraguayan Football of the Year in 2012, Oviedo then said that 2012 was an unforgettable year for him.

2013 season At the end of 2013, Oviedo had everything agreed by word to join Baniyas in Saudi Arabia. The deal was organised for six months and for a salary of US$100, 000.00 whilst Cerro Porteño would receive US$900, 000.00 in a deal which had the option to buy.

2014 season In December 2014, it was announced that Oviedo could continue his career in Mexico.

2015 season By January 2015, Mexican club Pachuca was firmly interested in Oviedo. The transfer did not ultimately go through, which was already documented and agreed to be a one-year loan.

In March 2015, due to a previous act of indiscipline, he was not taken into account by Argentine coach Leonardo Astrada, and the club evaluated a transfer for him. In the same month, Oviedo returned to the squad when Astrada departed the club. First-team teammate Jonathan Fabbro admitted that he asked for Oviedo's return to the team. In July 2015, Oviedo returned to training from an injury.

In September 2015, he signed a contract extension with Cerro Porteño until the end of 2016.

In December 2015, HOY announced that Oviedo would not continue at Cerro Porteño for the following season and would be transferred or loaned.

2016 season Even though he held a contract until December 2016, it was revealed in May of the same year that Oviedo would depart Cerro Porteño at the end of the 2016 Torneo Apertura.

In July 2016, Oviedo and teammate Jonathan Santana both had their contracts terminated by Cerro Porteño due to acts of indiscipline. Oviedo joined on a free-transfer from Cerro Porteño.

Oviedo played in a total of 5 Copa Libertadores games for Guaraní in the 2017 and 2018 tournaments. In the same month, Oviedo joined Deportivo Santani. Oviedo played in 4 games for Deportivo Santaní in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.

Bolívar In December 2019, Oviedo joined Bolivian club Bolívar for the 2020 season. He signed until December 2020. Bolívar was charged by coach Lorenzo Cabañas. During the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, Oviedo trained at his home as a Bolivar player, whilst in quarantine. Oviedo totalled 4 games for Bolivar in the 2020 Copa Libertadores. In January 2021, Tigo Sports announced that Oviedo would not continue at Bolivar.

3 de Febrero In March 2021, Versus announced that Oviedo was the new signing at 3 de Febrero for the 2021 Paraguayan División Intermedia season.

Independiente In November 2021, Oviedo was presented at Independiente Hernandarias from the Liga Hernandariense and began training with his new teammates. Oviedo was also joined in the team by Arnaldo Pereira and Fabio Caballero.

International career On 2 September 2011, Oviedo debuted for Paraguay in a 2–0 away friendly match against Panama, being substituted onto the field in the 77th minute for Cristian Riveros. On 11 October 2013, he played in his first FIFA World Cup qualification game in a 1–1 away draw against Venezuela, being substituted onto the field in the 66th minute for Oscar Cardozo. On 31 March 2015, Oviedo played in his last game for Paraguay in 1–0 defeat against Mexico, playing the entire 90 minutes of the game and receiving a yellow card in the 55th minute.

Personal life Oviedo is from Ciudad del Este.

In 2021, Oviedo told Paraguayan newspaper Crónica that he idolised Italian footballer Gennaro Gattuso, and that locally, another idol was Paraguayan player Cristian Riveros.

Honours Club Libertad Primera División Paraguaya: Clausura 2007 Cerro Porteño Primera División Paraguaya: 2012