Lorenzo Melgarejo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Loma Grande, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
El Porvenir Alteño | |||
Libertad | |||
Independiente CG | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 |
12 de Octubre | 22 | (7) |
2010 | Olimpia | 12 | (1) |
2011 | Independiente CG | 17 | (8) |
2011–2013 | Benfica | 21 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 29 | (10) |
2013 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Kuban Krasnodar | 47 | (15) |
2016–2020 | Spartak Moscow | 88 | (11) |
2020–2021 | Racing | 16 | (5) |
2021– | Libertad | 41 | (22) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Paraguay U20 | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Paraguay | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 |
Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria (born 10 August 1990) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Paraguayan club Libertad.
After playing in his country with
Melgarejo won four caps for Paraguay.
Club career
Early years / Benfica
Melgarejo was born in
In early June 2011, Melgarejo moved to Portugal after being signed by Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica,[3] who immediately loaned him to fellow league side F.C. Paços de Ferreira for one season.[4]
Melgarejo scored on his debut with Paços, a 2–1 home win against U.D. Leiria.[5] He also found the net against FC Porto in a 1–1 draw on 25 March 2012, also at home,[6] and finished the campaign as the team's top scorer.[7]
For 2012–13, Benfica manager Jorge Jesus decided to recall Melgarejo and reconvert him into a left back, also immediately placing him as a starter.[8][9] On 17 September, in spite of initial criticism,[10] his contract was extended until June 2018 with a release clause of €30 million.[11]
Melgarejo spent most of the campaign in the starting eleven, including in the
Kuban
In July 2013, it was widely reported that Liverpool had agreed a deal to sign Melgarejo on loan, with a view to making the move permanent at the end of the season,[15][16] but no transfer took place. Instead, on 2 September, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Kuban Krasnodar for a €5 million fee.[17][18][19]
Spartak Moscow
On 8 February 2016, Melgarejo joined FC Spartak Moscow on a long-term contract.[20]
Racing
On 25 August 2020, he signed a contract until the end of 2022 with Argentinian club Racing.[21]
International career
On 14 November 2012, Melgarejo made his debut for Paraguay, playing the second half of a 3–1 friendly win over Guatemala.[22] In August 2017, he spoke in an interview of his frustration of not receiving a call up for the national team after six years in Europe.[23]
On 2 March 2019, more than five years after his last selection, Melgarejo was called by manager Eduardo Berizzo ahead of that month's friendlies with Peru and Mexico.[24]
Career statistics
- As of 13 May 2018[25]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
12 de Octubre | 2009 | Paraguayan Primera División | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 7 | ||
Olimpia | 2010 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
Independiente | 2011 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 8 | |||
Paços de Ferreira | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |
Benfica | 2012–13 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
Benfica B | 2013–14 | LigaPro
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1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Kuban Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 24 | 10 | |
2014–15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 9 | ||||
Total | 47 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
Total | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | ||
Career total | 201 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 60 |
Notes
- ^ Two appearances in Taça da Liga
- ^ One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
Honours
Benfica
- Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2012–13
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2012–13
Kuban
- Russian Cup: Runner-up 2014–15
Spartak Moscow
References
- ^ "Melgarejo" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria" (in Spanish). Selección Paraguaya. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Melgarejo e Perez são águias de Jesus" [Melgarejo and Perez are Jesus' eagles]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 9 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Lorenzo Melgarejo em Paços de Ferreira" [Lorenzo Melgarejo in Paços de Ferreira]]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Melgarejo só precisou de 4 minutos para marcar" [Melgarejo only needed 4 minutes to score]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 23 August 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Pacos deny Porto late on". FIFA. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Assunção, Manuel (11 March 2012). "Melgarejo tem sido uma "águia" proveitosa para o Paços de Ferreira" [Melgarejo has been a profitable "eagle" for Paços de Ferreira]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Sobral, Luís (26 August 2012). "Melgarejo mostrou o que já se sabia" [Melgarejo showed what was already known] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Benfica: Álvaro e Inácio aprovam Melgarejo a lateral" [Benfica: Álvaro and Inácio give thumbs-up to Melgarejo as left-back] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Lateral-esquerdo em equação" [Left-back a possibility]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Melgarejo renova até 2018" [Melgarejo renews until 2018]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Ivanović heads Chelsea to Europa League glory". UEFA. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "How Chelsea won the big final". Football 365. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Guimarães claim famous cup win". PortuGOAL. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ Guimarães, Gonçalo (30 July 2013). "Acordo com o Liverpool por Melgarejo" [Agreement with Liverpool for Melgarejo]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Echo: Deal agreed for left-back". Liverpool F.C. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ МЕЛЬГАРЕХО СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КУБАНИ" [Melgarejo signs for Kuban] (in Russian). Kuban Krasnodar. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Melgarejo transferido para os russos do Kuban Krasnodar" [Melgarejo transferred to Russia's Kuban Krasnodar] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Melgarejo vendido por 5 milhões de euros" [Melgarejo sold for 5 million euros]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ ЛОРЕНСО МЕЛЬГАРЕХО ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ СО «СПАРТАКОМ» [Lorenzo Melgarejo signed a contract with Spartak] (in Russian). Spartak Moscow. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "OTRO REFUERZO ASEGURADO" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Melgarejo estreou-se pelo Paraguai" [Melgarejo made Paraguay debut]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ ""Me duele no ser tenido en cuenta"" ["It hurts to not be considered"] (in Spanish). Resumen de Noticias. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "23 albirrojos de clubes del exterior para amistosos vs. Perú y México" [23 white-and-red from abroad clubs for friendlies vs. Peru and Mexico] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Lorenzo Melgarejo at Soccerway
External links
- Lorenzo Melgarejo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Lorenzo Melgarejo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lorenzo Melgarejo – FIFA competition record (archived)