Paraguay s incredible counterattack! Nothing at the age of 24, 25-year-old national team debut

Paraguay's incredible counterattack

On September 10, 25-year-old Orlando Gill made his first appearance for the Paraguay national team, helping the team defeat Peru with one goal and ensuring that the goal is not lost. The goalkeeper, who is 1.98 meters tall, was still playing for the second team of San Lorenzo in Argentina at this time last year.

He came from the youth training of the San Lorenzo Club of Paraguay. He played for the team two games in Paraguay's first place in 2020. After the team was relegated, he failed to become the absolute main force of the team.

In those years, Orlando Jill's life was not easy. His mother passed away and his child was born, and the expenses were very high. In his wife's words, they had almost nothing when the child was born, and Orlando Jill had to sell his jersey for the Paraguay U20 national team for some money. He was selected for the Paraguay U20 national team, but he did not play in the formalities, so he originally wanted to keep this jersey as a souvenir.

Until 2024, 24-year-old Orlando Jill achieved nothing. But, the turning point occurred. Mario Jara, who had previously coached Paraguay's San Lorenzo and was also a scout, had a keen eye on the beads and strongly recommended Orlando Gill to the club of San Lorenzo of Argentina, which had the same name. However, since the first goalkeeper configuration of San Lorenzo is already relatively complete, the club was not interested in signing Jill at the beginning. Later, at Mario Hara's insistence, the team agreed to sign Jill, but could only stay in the reserve team and play in the reserve league.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. In the 2024 season, Jill performed very well in the San Lorenzo reserve team. In addition, the first-team goalkeeper was injured, so he finally got the opportunity to enter the first team and take on the main goalkeeper in early 2025. His current net worth has reached 4 million euros.

All this transformation happened within a year. In terms of virtue, he had no value before he was 25 years old, but his life rose instantly at the age of 25.

Paraguay fans pay attention to him, and another important reason is that he is good at playing free kicks, just like Paraguay's legendary goalkeeper Chilavit, who has previously scored four free kicks in the Paraguay low-level league. In time, perhaps Jill can also show his free kick skills in the A-League.

As of now, in next year's World Cup, Jill is likely to go with the team, although it is unlikely that he will become Paraguay's main goalkeeper immediately. But this was dreamy enough for him.