Fabian Cornelio Balbuena Gonzalez professionally known as Fabian Balbuena is a Paraguayan professional football player who plays for Premier League club West Ham United and Paraguay national team as a centre-back. He started playing football for the youth team of Cerro Portena PF. In 2010, he was promoted to Cerro Portena PF’s first team where he quickly became a regular starter in 2011. Ahead of the 2013 season, he joined Rubio Nu where he remained at the club for only six months making 17 appearances by scoring a 1 goal. After six months at Rubio Nu, he joined defending champions Club Nacional. On 15 August 2014, he signed a four-year deal with Libertad and won the 2014 Clausura tournament with the club. On 16 February 2016, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a three-year deal with Serie A side Corinthians. He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2016. On 14 July 2018, he signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee and made his debut on 12 August 2018.

On the international level, he made his full international debut for Paraguay national team on 31 March 2015.

What is Fabian Balbuena Famous For?

• Being a professional football player.

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Honours

• Won the 2011 Division Intermedia with Cerro Portena PF.
• Won the 2014 Primera Division with Libertad.
• Won the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A with Corinthians.
• Won the 2017, 2018 Campeonato Paulista with Corinthians.

Where is Fabian Balbuena From?

Fabian Balbuena was born on 23 August 1991. His birth name is Fabian Cornelio Balbuena Gonzalez. His birthplace is Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. He was born to his father, Cornelio Balbuena, and his mother, Lourdes Gonzalez. He holds Paraguayan nationality. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Virgo.

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Fabian Balbuena Club Career

• He started playing football for the youth team of Cerro Portena PF. 
• In 2010, he was promoted to Cerro Portena PF’s first team where he quickly became a regular starter in 2011 and also became team captain as the club achieved promotion from Division Intermedia. On 3 April 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a home success over Deportivo Caaguazu. 
• From 2010-2012, he made 76 appearances and scored 5 goals for Cerro Portena PF.
• Ahead of the 2013 season, he joined Rubio Nu where he remained at the club for only six months making 17 appearances by scoring a 1 goal. 
• After six months at Rubio Nu, he joined defending champions Club Nacional where the team reached the 2014 Copa Libertadores Finals but lose it to San Lorenzo. He made 30 appearances and scored 1 goal for the club.

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• On 15 August 2014, he signed a four-year deal with Libertad and won the 2014 Clausura tournament with the club. From 2014-2016, he made 43 appearances and scored 3 goals for the club.
• On 16 February 2016, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a three-year deal with Serie A side Corinthians. He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2016 in a 1-1 away draw against Sao Bento. On 19 March, he scored his first goal in a 4-0 home routing of Linense for the same competition. 
• From 2016-2018, he made 69 appearances and scored 4 goals for the club. He lifted 2017 Campeonato Paulista, 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A and 2018 Campeonato Paulista with the club. 

• On 14 July 2018, he signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee and made his debut on 12 August 2018 in a 4-0 defeat against Liverpool. On 27 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw against Leicester City.
• On 18 October 2020, he scored West Ham's first goal as they overturned a 3-0 deficit with eight minutes remaining to draw at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
• On 24 April 2021, he was sent off in a 0-1 home loss against Chelsea, for catching Ben Chilwell when making a clearance.

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Fabian Balbuena International Career

• On 19 March 2015, he received his first call up for Paraguay national team.
• On 31 March 2015, he made his full international debut for Paraguay national team in a 1-0 friendly loss against Mexico at the Arrowhead Stadium.
• He was also named in the 23-man squads for the 2015 Copa America and 2016 Copa America Centenario. 
• On 12 June 2016, he made his first competitive appearance in the final group game of the 2016 Copa America Centenario in a 1-0 loss to hosts the United States in which he was substituted at half time for attacker Juan Iturbe.

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Fabian Balbuena Wife

Looking at his personal life, Fabian Balbuena is an unmarried man. But he has been in a long-term relationship with his beautiful girlfriend, Adriana Duarte. The couple is blessed with two children. However, the happy parents are still keeping the name of their child secret. The detailed information about their wedding is not in the media yet. So, we cannot claim his relationship status confidently until he decides to speak up in the media. He has an intimate relationship with his love and children where they live happily together. 

Fabian Balbuena Height and Weight

Fabian Balbuena stands at a height of 1.88m i.e. 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 82kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color and hair color are black. His sexual orientation is straight.

Fabian Balbuena Net Worth and Salary

Fabian Balbuena earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2021, his estimated net worth is around $1 million-$5 million and his salary is £2.1 million. His market value is around £4.50 million.