| Alejandro Melo | |
| Fullname: | Eduardo Alejandro Melo |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | San Justo, Argentina |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder[1] |
| Currentclub: | Agropecuario |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| 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 |
| Club-Update: | 22 July 2022 |
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.[2]
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.[2] 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.[2] Melo scored the first goal of his career in February 2014 versus Deportivo Armenio.[2] He scored two further goals in twenty-six overall appearances as Nueva Chicago won the 2013–14 title.[2] He scored in his first Primera B Nacional game, in a 3–1 win over Guaraní Antonio Franco on 16 August.[2]
He made nine appearances in the second tier in 2014, prior to joining Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo in December.[2] [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.[2] He returned to San Lorenzo after just four games for Sarmiento.[5] [6] January 2016 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on a loan deal.[2] [7] He played a total of fifty-six matches and scored twelve goals across the 2016 and 2016–17 seasons.[2] 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.[2] Melo achieved his 100th career league appearance on 4 December versus Colón.[2] 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.[2] Only one more match followed, versus Talleres in the Primera División, before he terminated his loan in January 2019.[2] [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.[2] 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.[2] January 2020 saw Melo rejoin Nueva Chicago on loan for a fourth stint.[2] [13]
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| 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[14] | 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[15] | 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 | |||