Alejandro Melo
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alejandro Melo
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| fullname = Eduardo Alejandro Melo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Justo, Argentina
| position = Attacking midfielder{{cite news|title=Alejandro Melo|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alejandro-melo/|accessdate=9 July 2019|work=World Football}}
| currentclub = Agropecuario
| clubnumber = 17
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| years1 = 2013–2014 |clubs1 = Nueva Chicago |caps1 = 35 |goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2014–2019 |clubs2 = San Lorenzo |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015 |clubs3 = → Sarmiento (loan) |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017 |clubs4 = → Nueva Chicago (loan) |caps4 = 56 |goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2017–2018 |clubs5 = → Atlético Tucumán (loan) |caps5 = 15 |goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018–2019 |clubs6 = → Gimnasia LP (loan) |caps6 = 1 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019 |clubs7 = → Nueva Chicago (loan) |caps7 = 12 |goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2019–2021 |clubs8 = Coquimbo Unido |caps8 = 1 |goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020–2021 |clubs9 = → Nueva Chicago (loan) |caps9 = 23 |goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2021– |clubs10= Agropecuario |caps10= 31 |goals10= 0
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| club-update = 22 July 2022
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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.{{cite news|title=Alejandro Melo profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/eduardo-alejandro-melo/299547/|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Soccerway|date=20 November 2017}}
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. 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. Melo scored the first goal of his career in February 2014 versus Deportivo Armenio. He scored two further goals in twenty-six overall appearances as Nueva Chicago won the 2013–14 title. He scored in his first Primera B Nacional game, in a 3–1 win over Guaraní Antonio Franco on 16 August.
He made nine appearances in the second tier in 2014, prior to joining Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo in December.{{cite news|title=Mussis quedó a un paso de ser el primer refuerzo|url=https://www.clarin.com/san-lorenzo/san_lorenzo-mussis-bertolo-bergessio-caruzzo_0_HJhGG7w9P7l.html|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Clarín|date=31 December 2014}} In February 2015, Melo joined fellow Primera División team Sarmiento on loan.{{cite news|title=El volante ofensivo Alejandro Melo finalmente seguirá su carrera en Sarmiento de Junín|url=http://junin24.com/54261/el-volante-ofensivo-alejandro-melo-finalmente-seguira-su-carrera-en-sarmiento-de-junin.html|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Junín24|date=13 February 2015}} His top-flight debut came in a goalless draw with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 11 May. He returned to San Lorenzo after just four games for Sarmiento.{{cite news|title=Alejandro Melo, un viejo conocido para Guede|url=http://www.goal.com/es-ar/news/4454/f%C3%BAtbol-argentino/2015/11/23/17632552/alejandro-melo-un-viejo-conocido-para-guede|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Goal|date=23 November 2015}}{{cite news|title=Alejandro Melo profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-EDUARDO-ALEJANDRO-MELO-95288.html|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=BDFA|date=20 November 2017}} January 2016 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on a loan deal.{{cite news|title=Contento por volver al club que amo|url=http://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/nueva-chicago/contento-por-volver-al-club-que-amo/88982|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Solo Ascenso|date=21 January 2016}} He played a total of fifty-six matches and scored twelve goals across the 2016 and 2016–17 seasons. On 3 July 2017, Melo joined Atlético Tucumán for his third loan away from San Lorenzo.{{cite news|title=Alejandro Melo y Gervasio Núñez, las nuevas caras del Decano|url=http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/alejandro-melo-y-gervasio-nunez-las-nuevas-caras-del-decano|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=TyC Sports|date=6 July 2017}}
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. Melo achieved his 100th career league appearance on 4 December versus Colón. On 25 July 2018, Gimnasia y Esgrima completed the loan signing of Melo.{{cite news|title=Alejandro Melo firmó con el Lobo|url=https://www.tycsports.com/nota/superliga-2018/2018/07/25/alejandro-melo-firmo-con-el-lobo.html|accessdate=5 August 2018|work=TyC Sports|date=25 July 2018}} Four days later, he made his first appearance as his new club eliminated Olimpo from the Copa Argentina on 29 July. Only one more match followed, versus Talleres in the Primera División, before he terminated his loan in January 2019.{{cite news|title=Vuelve a Mataderos: Melo jugará en Nueva Chicago|url=https://infocielo.com/deportes/nota/84683/vuelve_a_mataderos_melo_jugara_en_nueva_chicago/|accessdate=26 February 2019|work=Infocielo|date=8 January 2019}} Melo then penned a six-month loan with ex-team Nueva Chicago.{{cite news|title=Melo veía venir|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-ascenso/chicago-alejandro-melo-refuerzo_0_4VMh3VfO3.html|accessdate=26 February 2019|work=Olé|date=7 January 2019}}
After five goals in fourteen fixtures for Nueva Chicago, as they reached the play-offs, Melo departed in June 2019. In July, having ended his San Lorenzo contract, Melo signed for Coquimbo Unido of the Chilean Primera División.{{cite news|title=Coquimbo Unido confirma fichaje de volante argentino|url=http://www.diarioeldia.cl/deportes/futbol/coquimbo-unido-confirma-fichaje-volante-argentino|accessdate=9 July 2019|work=Diario El Día|date=8 July 2019}} 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. January 2020 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on loan for a fourth stint.{{cite news|title=Nueva Chicago sumó dos refuerzos|url=https://www.tycsports.com/ascenso/nueva-chicago-sumo-dos-refuerzos-20200113.html|accessdate=26 June 2020|work=TyC Sports|date=13 January 2020}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Nueva Chicago
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Metropolitana |26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2014
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="6"|San Lorenzo
|2015 |rowspan="5"|Argentine Primera División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Sarmiento (loan)
|2015 |rowspan="1"|Argentine Primera División |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Nueva Chicago (loan)
|2016 |rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional |18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17
|38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 12 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Atlético Tucumán (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Argentine Primera División |15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 7Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Nueva Chicago (loan)
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Primera B Nacional play-offs | 0 | 14 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Coquimbo Unido
|2019 |rowspan="2"|Chilean Primera División |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Nueva Chicago (loan)
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!129 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 23 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|eduardo-alejandro-melo/299547}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Alejandro}}
Category:Footballers from La Matanza Partido
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Category:Primera B Metropolitana players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Category:Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
Category:Atlético Tucumán footballers
Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
Category:Coquimbo Unido footballers