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.

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

Career

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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

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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

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Sarmiento

References

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  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.
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