José Canale

José María Canale
Personal information
Full name José María Canale Domínguez
Date of birth (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996
Place of birth Itauguá, Paraguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lanús
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2015 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Libertad 44 (0)
2017 → Nacional (loan) 20 (0)
2020 → Sol de América (loan) 22 (2)
2021 → Newell's Old Boys (loan) 11 (0)
2022 → Godoy Cruz (loan) 14 (0)
2023– Lanús 49 (5)
2024–2025 → Querétaro (loan) 22 (1)
International career‡
2026– Paraguay 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:14, 6 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

José María Canale Domínguez (born 20 July 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División side Lanús and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Canale debuted for Libertad on 28 May 2015 in a 3–0 win against San Lorenzo in the Paraguayan Primera División.

On 29 July 2021, he moved to Argentina to join Newell's Old Boys on loan.[1][2]

On 7 December 2022, he left Libertad permanently to join Lanús.[3] In August 2024, he joined Liga MX side Querétaro on loan, with an option to buy.[4]

International career

On 29 June 2026, during the round of 32 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canale scored the penalty that eliminated Germany from the competition, as well as ending Germany's record of not losing a penalty shoot out since 1976.[5]

Career statistics

International

As of 4 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 202660
Total60

Honours

Libertad

Lanús

References

  1. ↑ "Acuerdo para la contratación de José Canale - Noticias CANOB". 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "José Maria Canale sería cedido a Newell's de Argentina - Libertad - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "José Canale refuerza a Lanús". D10 (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Liga MX: José Canale es nuevo jugador del Querétaro". TusBuenasNoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Ronay, Barney (29 June 2026). "Canale and Gill the heroes as Paraguay hand Germany first World Cup shootout defeat". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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