Nelson Haedo Valdez
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez
Date of birth	28 November 1983 (1983-11-28) (age 26)
Place of birth	Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker, Second Striker
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	9
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2001 2001–2004 2001–2006 2006–	Club Atlético Tembetary Werder Bremen II Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund	022 (11) 051 (24) 113 (31) 105 (14)
National team2
0000–2003 2004–	Paraguay U-20 Paraguay	004 0(1) 042 0(8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2010. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez (born 28 November 1983 in Caaguazú¹) is a Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays striker for Borussia Dortmund.

Career

He joined Werder Bremen in December 2001 from Club Atlético Tembetary in Paraguay. He spent the first two seasons in the Regionalliga with the reserve team, but became more regular. In the 2003–04 season he helped Werder Bremen become German league and cup champion. During his years at Bremen, he didn't often receive the opportunity to start since he was stuck behind Miroslav Klose and Ivan Klasnić, the Bundesliga's top striking duo at the time. In May 2006, Valdez signed a four year contract with German side Borussia Dortmund, where he was able to start on a regular basis but struggled to score, with 1 goal in 29 outings in 2006–07.

He was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 2006 World Cup but, although he put on a good performance against England, he failed to score in the three appearances.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
2003-04	Werder Bremen	German 1st division
2004	Werder Bremen	German Cup

References

External links

• Fussballdaten (German)

v • d • e Paraguay squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Villar • 2 Martínez • 3 Manzur • 4 Gamarra • 5 Devaca • 6 Brítez • 7 López • 8 E. Barreto • 9 Bareiro • 10 Figueredo • 11 J. González • 12 D. Barreto • 13 Paredes • 14 Cristaldo • 15 Benítez • 16 Villalba • 17 Esquivel • 18 D. González • 19 Valdez • 20 dos Santos • 21 Torres • 22 Escobar • Coach: Saguier

v • d • e Paraguay squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Villar • 2 Núñez • 3 Toledo • 4 Gamarra • 5 Cáceres • 6 Bonet • 7 Cabañas • 8 Barreto • 9 Santa Cruz • 10 Acuña • 11 Gavilán • 12 Gómez • 13 Paredes • 14 da Silva • 15 Manzur • 16 Riveros • 17 Montiel • 18 Valdez • 19 dos Santos • 20 López • 21 Caniza • 22 Bobadilla • 23 Cuevas • Coach: Ruiz

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