Eduardo Alejandro Melo (born 11 January 1996), usually known as Alejandro Melo, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Agropecuario.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Alejandro Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | San Justo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Agropecuario | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Nueva Chicago | 35 | (4) |
| 2014–2019 | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 56 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Coquimbo Unido | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | Agropecuario | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2022 | |||
Career
editMelo 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][3] In February 2015, Melo joined fellow Primera División team Sarmiento on loan.[4] 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.[5][6] January 2016 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on a loan deal.[1][7] 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.[8]
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.[9] Four days later, he made his first appearance as his new club eliminated Olimpo from the Copa Argentina on 29 July.[1] Only one more match followed, versus Talleres in the Primera División, before he terminated his loan in January 2019.[1][10] Melo then penned a six-month loan with ex-team Nueva Chicago.[11]
After five goals in fourteen fixtures for Nueva Chicago, as they reached the play-offs, Melo departed in June 2019.[1] In July, having ended his San Lorenzo contract, Melo signed for Coquimbo Unido of the Chilean Primera División.[12] He made his debut on 17 August versus Curicó Unido, coming on for the final fifteen minutes of the match that would be his only one for the club.[1] January 2020 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on loan for a fourth stint.[1][13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 26 June 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | 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 | Argentine 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 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2015 | Argentine 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 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nueva Chicago (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Coquimbo Unido | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Nueva Chicago (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 23 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Primera B Nacional play-offs
Honours
edit- Nueva Chicago[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Alejandro Melo profile". Soccerway. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro Melo". World Football. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vuelve a Mataderos: Melo jugará en Nueva Chicago". Infocielo. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Melo veía venir". Olé. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Coquimbo Unido confirma fichaje de volante argentino". Diario El Día. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Nueva Chicago sumó dos refuerzos". TyC Sports. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
External links
edit- Alejandro Melo at Soccerway