Alejandro Camargo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camargo.

Alejandro Camargo

Camargo with Universidad de Concepción in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Guaymallén, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Coquimbo Unido
Number	8
Youth career
	Godoy Cruz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Godoy Cruz	13	(1)
2011	Sarmiento	6	(0)
2012–2013	Gutiérrez [es]	25	(4)
2013–2014	Lota Schwager	36	(1)
2014–2015	Curicó Unido	35	(5)
2015–2020	Universidad de Concepción	151	(5)
2021	Deportes Melipilla	28	(2)
2022–2023	Cobresal	55	(7)
2024–	Coquimbo Unido	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo (born 12 June 1989) is an Argentine-Chilean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera División de Chile.

Career

He previously played for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.^[1]

His goal against O'Higgins was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award in 2017.^[2]

In 2021, he played for Deportes Melipilla in the Chilean top division.^[3] The next season, he switched to Cobresal in the same division.^[4]

He spent two seasons with Cobresal, becoming the runner-up in the 2023 Chilean Primera División.^[5] He switched to Coquimbo Unido for the 2024 season.^[6]

Personal life

He acquired the Chilean nationality by descent when he was a player of Lota Schwager, due to the fact that his mother, Jacqueline Cecilia, is Chilean. His maternal family comes from San Javier.^[7]

Honours

Sarmiento

• Primera B Metropolitana: 2011–12

References

1. "A. Camargo". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
2. "FIFA Puskás Award 2017 Nominees". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
3. @cdmelipilla (9 March 2021). "Bienvenido a Los Potros" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Twitter.
4. "Alejandro Camargo fue oficializado como nuevo jugador de Cobresal". OneFootball (in Spanish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
5. Vera, Pablo (12 December 2023). "Cobresal pierde a un referente y anuncia la salida de dos jugadores". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
6. "Con video de "Mi Pobre Angelito": Mira la notable presentación de Alejandro Camargo en Coquimbo Unido". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
7. "El argentino-chileno que sueña con una oportunidad en la Roja" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

External links

• Alejandro Camargo at Soccerway
• Alejandro Camargo at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Alejandro Camargo at PlaymakerStats.com