Omar Merlo

Omar Merlo
	Omar Merlo allowing himself to be photographed with a steelworker fan
Personal information
Full name	Omar Jesús Merlo
Date of birth	12 June 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Sporting Cristal
Number	5
Youth career
2001–2007	Colón
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Colón
2008	→ River Plate (loan)
2010	Platense
2011	Unión San Felipe
2012–2017	Huachipato
2018–	Sporting Cristal
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2018

Omar Jesús Merlo (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈmaɾ ˈmeɾlo], born 12 June 1987) is an Argentine-born Chilean professional 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[]

Club[]

River Plate

Torneo Clausura (1): 2008 Clausura

Huachipato

Primera División de Chile (1): 2012 Clausura

External links[]

(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
Merlo at Football-Lineups