Alejandro Melo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Eduardo Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | San Justo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (on loan from San Lorenzo) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Nueva Chicago | 35 | (4) |
| 2014– | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 56 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018– | → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:45, 5 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Alejandro Eduardo Melo (born 11 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnasia y Esgrima, on loan from San Lorenzo.[1]
Career
Melo started his career in 2013 with Nueva Chicago, appearing on the club's substitutes bench for their final Primera B Nacional fixture of 2012–13 against Ferro Carril Oeste.[1] He made his professional debut in the following season in Primera B Metropolitana, playing eighty-three minutes in a 1–1 draw with Atlanta on 4 August.[1] Melo scored the first goal of his career in February 2014 versus Deportivo Armenio.[1] He scored two further goals in twenty-six overall appearances as Nueva Chicago won the 2013–14 title.[1] He scored in his first Primera B Nacional game, in a 3–1 win over Guaraní Antonio Franco on 16 August.[1]
He made nine appearances in the second tier in 2014, prior to joining Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo in December.[1][2] In February 2015, Melo joined fellow Primera División team Sarmiento on loan.[3] His top-flight debut came in a goalless draw with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 11 May.[1] He returned to San Lorenzo after just four games for Sarmiento.[4][5] January 2016 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on a loan deal.[1][6] He played a total of fifty-six matches and scored twelve goals across the 2016 and 2016–17 seasons.[1] On 3 July 2017, Melo joined Atlético Tucumán for his third loan away from San Lorenzo.[7]
He made his Atlético Tucumán debut in October in the Copa Argentina against former club Sarmiento, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 victory.[1] Melo achieved his 100th career league appearance on 4 December versus Colón.[1] On 25 July 2018, Gimnasia y Esgrima completed the loan signing of Melo.[8] Four days later, he made his first appearance as his new club eliminated Olimpo from the Copa Argentina on 29 July.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 5 August 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nueva Chicago | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Primera B Metropolitana | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||||
| San Lorenzo | 2015 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2015 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nueva Chicago (loan) | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||||
| Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 18 | |||
- ↑ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ↑ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Four appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana, three appearances in 2018 Copa Libertadores
Honours
- Nueva Chicago[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Alejandro Melo profile". Soccerway. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mussis quedó a un paso de ser el primer refuerzo". Clarín. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "El volante ofensivo Alejandro Melo finalmente seguirá su carrera en Sarmiento de Junín". Junín24. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alejandro Melo, un viejo conocido para Guede". Goal. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alejandro Melo profile". BDFA. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Contento por volver al club que amo". Solo Ascenso. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alejandro Melo y Gervasio Núñez, las nuevas caras del Decano". TyC Sports. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alejandro Melo firmó con el Lobo". TyC Sports. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
External links
- Alejandro Melo at Soccerway