| Marcelo Weigandt | |
| Fullname: | Marcelo Alexis Weigandt[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Right-back[2] |
| Currentclub: | Inter Miami (on loan from Boca Juniors) |
| Clubnumber: | 57 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Villa Ideal |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boca Juniors |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Clubs1: | Boca Juniors |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Gimnasia y Esgrima LP (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Inter Miami (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Argentina U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 October 2020 (UTC) |
Marcelo Alexis "Chelo" Weigandt (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, on loan from Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.[3]
Weigandt came through the youth ranks of Boca Juniors, having joined in 2007 from Club Villa Ideal.[4] [5] His breakthrough came during the 2018–19 Primera División campaign, as he was an unused substitute for league fixtures with Gimnasia y Esgrima and Newell's Old Boys.[3] [6] [7] Gustavo Alfaro selected the defender for his senior debut in the Copa Argentina on 19 April 2019 versus Torneo Federal A's Estudiantes, he played the full duration of a 2–0 victory.[3] He appeared again later that month in the Copa de la Superliga versus Godoy Cruz, as they won the round of sixteen first leg away from home.[3]
After ten further appearances for Boca, including five in the Copa Libertadores, Weigandt was loaned out in 2020–21 to fellow Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima.[8]
In March 2024, Weigandt joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on loan for the duration of the 2024 season.[9]
Weigandt represented Argentina at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship in Chile, featuring against Venezuela and Paraguay as they were eliminated at the first group stage.[3] He previously appeared at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship in Colombia, winning the bronze medal.[10] [11] Weigandt received a call-up from the U20s in March 2019.[12] [13] [14] He subsequently received a place in Fernando Batista's squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[15] He appeared in matches with Portugal and South Korea as Argentina were eliminated at the round of sixteen.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2018–19 | Primera División | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5[17] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 72 | 3 | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Inter Miami (loan) | 2024 | MLS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 114 | 6 | |||
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