Omar Alderete

Omar Federico Alderete Fernández (born 26 December 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Basel and the Paraguay national team.[1]

Omar Alderete
Alderete with Basel in 2019
Personal information
Full name Omar Federico Alderete Fernández
Date of birth (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Basel
Number 6
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cerro Porteño 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 22 (1)
2018–2019 Huracán 8 (0)
2019– Basel 5 (0)
National team‡
2013 Paraguay U17 8 (0)
2015 Paraguay U20 7 (0)
2016 Paraguay U23 4 (1)
2018– Paraguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:54, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:54, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Alderete began his career with Cerro Porteño, he played for their U20s at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores between January and February 2016 where he scored one goal (vs. Bolívar) in three games.[1][3] Months later, in May 2016, Alderete made his professional debut for the club in a Paraguayan Primera División loss to Rubio Ñu.[1] In his third league appearance, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Guaraní on 31 July.[1] In August 2017, Alderete joined Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan.[4][5] His first appearance came in a 4–4 draw with Defensa y Justicia on 26 August.[1]

After one goal in twenty-two matches for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Alderete completed a transfer to Huracán at the conclusion of his loan spell.[1] On 4 June 2019, Alderete agreed a move to Swiss Super League outfit Basel; with the deal officially going through on 11 June.[6] His debut arrived in the league against Sion on 19 July, prior to scoring his first goal four days later in a UEFA Champions League qualifier over PSV Eindhoven.[1]

International career

Alderete has represented Paraguay at U17, U20 and U23 level.[1] He won eight caps for the U17 team at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina, prior to winning seven caps for the U20s at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay.[1] In May 2016, Alderete played four times for the U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France, scoring one goal in a win over Guinea on 19 May.[1] He was called up to train with Juan Carlos Osorio's senior squad in 2018.[7] He made his debut for the senior squad on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against South Africa, as a starter.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 August 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2016 Paraguayan Primera División 81——4[lower-alpha 1]000121
2017 90——1[lower-alpha 1]000100
2018 0000—000000
Total 17100—5000221
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 22100——00221
Huracán 2018–19 8010205[lower-alpha 2]000160
Basel 2019–20 Super League 5000—5[lower-alpha 3]100101
Career total 522102015100703
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International
As of 8 June 2019[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201810
Total10

References
  1. "Omar Alderete profile". Soccerway. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "Omar Alderete". World Football. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Omar Alderete profile". BDFA. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Nuevo lobo". Tigo Sports. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Omar Alderete dejó Cerro y firmó por Gimnasia". D10. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Omar Alderete". Basel. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. "Osorio llamó a los del exterior". Paraguayan Football Association. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  8. "South Africa v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
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