Samuel Portillo
Argentine footballer
Samuel Portillo Gómez (born 2 May 1994) is an Argentine-Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Deportivo Riestra.
Career
Early life
Originally from Itaguá in Paraguay, Portillo migrated to Argentina, where he became a painter. His brother contracted him to work in the city of La Plata. In Argentina, Portillo played in the Liga Platense playing for Club Comunidad Rural, where he was twice leading goal scorer and champion - before passing to Villa San Carlos.
Villa San Carlos
Portillo joined Villa San Carlos for the 2018–19 season. In his first season with Villa San Carlos, he achieved promotion from the Primera C to the Primera B, noting six goals. In 2019, Portillo came off of the bench in the second half to score a double in a home victory against Dock Suck in the league's reduced semi-final. In February 2021, Argentina's TyC Sports reported that Gimnasia La Plata were interested in Portillo. Portillo mentioned the negotiations with Gimnasia LP fell through.
Deportivo Riestra
On 15 February 2021, Portillo joined Primera B Nacional side Deportivo Riestra on loan until 31 December.
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