ParaguayCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez commonly known as Nelson Valdez or Nelson Haedo in Spanish speaking countries, is a Paraguayan professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker for clubs in Paraguay, Germany, Spain, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, the US and for the Paraguay national team between 2000 and 2021. He is the current head coach of Club Libertad. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
17 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2004–2015The archive holds 17 team sheets naming Nelson Valdez in Paraguay's starting line-up, from 2004-07-08 to 2015-06-30.
17 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2005–2015| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-13 |  Argentina | D2–2(n) | 59' | Copa América | La Serena |
| 2011-07-09 |  Brazil | D2–2(n) | 66' | Copa América | Córdoba |
| 2009-09-09 | Argentina | W1–0(h) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Asunción |
| 2008-09-09 |  Venezuela | W2–0(h) | 45' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Asunción |
| 2008-06-18 |  Bolivia | L2–4(a) | 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | La Paz |
| 2007-11-17 |  Ecuador | W5–1(h) | 8' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Asunción |
| 2007-10-17 |  Uruguay | W1–0(h) | 14' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Asunción |
| 2005-10-08 | Venezuela | W1–0(a) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Maracaibo |
Honours
9 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours9 | ||||
| Copa América | ×1 | 2011 | Paraguay | |
| Bundesliga | ×1 | 2003–04 | Werder Bremen | |
| Primera División | ×2 | 2017, 2020 | Cerro Porteño | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×1 | 2003–04 | Werder Bremen | |
| MLS Cup | ×1 | 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Russian Cup | ×1 | 2011–12 | Rubin Kazan | |
| Russian Super Cup | ×1 | 2012 | Rubin Kazan | |
| Super League Greece | ×1 | 2013–14 | Olympiacos | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| More honours · 4 | ||||
| Best Paraguayan footballer abroad (APF) | 2010 | |||
| Best Paraguayan footballer abroad (Premios Guaraní – Canal 2 Red Guaraní) | 2010 | |||
| Most favourite player of Albirroja (Premios Guaraní – Canal 2 Red Guaraní) | 2010 | |||
| Special Consideration (President of Paraguayan Republic | 2010 | |||