Description: Hand signed trading card of JULIO ENCISO Item comes with COA Julio César Enciso Espínola (born 23 January 2004) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Paraguay national team.[3] Club careerEarly career Enciso started playing football at his local club, at Caaguazú, Paraguay. At twelve years old he was recruited by Club Libertad.[2] Enciso made his senior debut for Club Libertad on 17 March 2019, aged 15, in a 4–0 home victory against Deportivo Santaní.[4] He became the youngest player to debut with Libertad.[2] Brighton & Hove Albion On 17 June 2022, Enciso transferred to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for a transfer fee of £9.5 million plus future add-on fees, signing an initial four-year contract.[5][6] He made his Brighton debut on 24 August, playing 80 minutes of the 3–0 away win over League One side Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup second round, where he claimed assist to Steven Alzate's long range goal.[7] Enciso made his Premier League debut on 29 October, coming on as a 65th minute substitute for Adam Lallana in Brighton’s 4–1 home win over Chelsea.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 April 2023, in a 2–0 away win at Bournemouth.[9] Nearly two weeks later, he scored in a 1–2 away win over Chelsea, helping the Albion secure a victory at Stamford Bridge for the first time in their history[10][11] Enciso started in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on 23 April, playing 67 minutes as Brighton eventually loss on penalties to Manchester United.[12] Three days later, the 19–year–old made his first Premier League start for the Albion, in the 3–1 away loss at Nottingham Forest.[13] Three days after that on 29 April, he made two assists in Brighton's 6–0 home thrashing over Wolves, Brighton's biggest Premier League victory.[14] On 14 May, Enciso opened the scoreline with a header from a Pervis Estupiñán cross in an eventual 3–0 away win at Arsenal.[15] He scored his first goal at Falmer Stadium on 24 May, scoring a stunning 25-yard equaliser against Manchester City, with Brighton sealing a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.[16] The goal was chosen as BBC Goal of the Season for 2022–23[17] and later chosen as Premier League Goal of the Season, beating out the likes of Brentford's Ivan Toney and Newcastle's Miguel Almirón in a vote decided by a panel of experts as well as the public's opinion.[18] International career Enciso is a Paraguayan youth international, having played with the Paraguay U15 side at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[2] He first represented the senior Paraguay national team in a 3–1 2021 Copa América win over Bolivia on 14 June 2021.[19]
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