Omar Merlo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Jesús Merlo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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– | Sporting Cristal | 41 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2018 | |||
Omar Jesús Merlo (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈmaɾ ˈmeɾlo], born 12 June 1987) is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer that currently plays for Peruvian club Sporting Cristal as a centre back.
Merlo made his first team debut for Colón in 2006, and quickly established himself as a regular member of the first team squad. In February 2008, he signed up with powerhouse team River Plate, where he won the Torneo Clausura. Seasons later, Merlo was a key player at the squad of Primera División club Huachipato that earned 2012 Torneo Clausura, scoring the winning penalty in the final.
Honours
Player
- River Plate
- Huachipato
External links
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Merlo at Football-Lineups
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Fe, Argentina
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- River Plate footballers
- FC Locarno players
- Unión San Felipe footballers
- Huachipato footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland