Alejo Montero
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alejo Gaston Montero
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| fullname = Alejo Gastón Montero{{cite news|title=Plantel profesional y Cuerpo técnico|url=http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/plantel/perfil/257-alejomontero|accessdate=9 February 2019|work=Vélez Sarsfield}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|5|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Newell's Old Boys
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 2009–2019 |youthclubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield
| years1 = 2019 |clubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2025 |clubs2 = Agropecuario |caps2 = 150 |goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2025– |clubs3 = Newell's Old Boys |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 17:30, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
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Alejo Gastón Montero (born 5 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newell's Old Boys.{{cite news|title=Argentina - A. Montero|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alejo-montero/595085/|accessdate=9 February 2019|work=Soccerway}}
Career
Montero started his career with Vélez Sarsfield, having joined them in February 2009.{{cite news|title=La historia del juvenil que fue a la Justicia y se marchó libre de Vélez|url=https://www.dobleamarilla.com.ar/mas-alla-del-futbol/la-historia-del-juvenil-que-fue-a-la-justicia-y-se-marcho-libre-de-velez_a5d86c35c9cbf1e03ae076ced|accessdate=28 June 2020|work=Doble Amarilla|date=22 September 2019}} Gabriel Heinze promoted the midfielder into the club's senior squad during 2018–19, initially selecting him as an unused substitute for a fixture with River Plate on 3 February 2019. A 1–1 draw with Huracán on 8 February saw Montero make his professional debut, coming off the bench in stoppage time in place of Leandro Fernández.{{cite news|title=Para Heinze, la competencia con los grandes hace crecer a su equipo|url=https://www.elliberal.com.ar/noticia/471864/para-heinze-competencia-grandes-hace-crecer-equipo|accessdate=9 February 2019|work=El Liberal|date=7 February 2019}}
In July 2019, Montero left Vélez to join Primera B Nacional's Agropecuario on a free transfer.{{cite news|title=El mediocampista Juárez es refuerzo de Agropecuario|url=https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/deportes/el-mediocampista-juarez-es-refuerzo-de-agropecuario-334965|accessdate=28 June 2020|work=Grupo la Provincia|date=23 July 2019}} Vélez denied the latter, saying they had agreed a new contract with the player. However, Montero claimed that they had broken AFA rules which allowed him to depart. Montero filed a recurso de amparo court complaint for freedom of action which was initially denied, though the case would subsequently be won by him via an appeal; the AFA declared him a free player on 12 September, which Vélez appealed themselves. A month later, in October, Montero scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with Independiente Rivadavia.
On 25 January 2025, Montero returned to the Argentine Primera División, joining Newell's Old Boys on a three-year contract.{{Cite web |title=Newell‘s trajo otro refuerzo de la Primera Nacional: el Tractor Alejo Montero’ |url=https://www.lacapital.com.ar/ovacion/newells-trajo-otro-refuerzo-la-primera-nacional-el-tractor-alejo-montero-n10176156.html |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=La Capital}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Vélez Sarsfield
|rowspan="1"|Primera División |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Agropecuario
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|alejo-montero/595085}}
{{Newell's Old Boys squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Category:Club Agropecuario Argentino players