Omar Merlo
 Merlo allowing himself to be photographed with a steelworker fan | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Jesús Merlo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Clara de Buena Vista,Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Colón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Colón | 25 | (1) |
| 2008 | → River Plate (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2010 | Platense | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Unión San Felipe | 36 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | Huachipato | 163 | (6) |
| 2018–2022 | Sporting Cristal | 41 | (1) |
| 2023 | Curicó Unido | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 292 | (12) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Omar Jesús Merlo (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈmaɾ ˈmeɾlo]; born 12 June 1987) is a former Argentine naturalized Chilean[1] professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
Merlo made his first team debut for
2012 Torneo Clausura
, scoring the winning penalty in the final.
In January 2024, he announced his retirement after playing for Curicó Unido in the 2023 Chilean Primera División.[2]
Personal life
Merlo naturalized Chilean by residence when he was a player of Huachipato.[1]
Honours
River Plate
- 2008 Clausura
Huachipato
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2012 Clausura
Sporting Cristal
- Peruvian Primera División (1): 2020
- Copa Bicentenario (1): 2021
- Torneo Apertura (1): 2021
- Torneo Clausura; runner-up: 2020
References
- ^ a b Munizaga, Sebastián (13 April 2020). "Omar Merlo no pierde la esperanza: "Me hubiese gustado y me gustaría jugar en la selección chilena"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Salas, Cristian (26 January 2024). ""Tomé la decisión de retirarme del fútbol... Chile me cambió la vida para siempre"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
External links
- Omar Merlo at Soccerway
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Merlo at Football-Lineups