Omar Alderete
Omar Federico Alderete Fernández (born 26 December 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Hertha BSC. He also represents the Paraguay national team.[1]
.jpg.webp) Alderete with Basel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Federico Alderete Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia (on loan from Hertha BSC) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Cerro Porteño | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Huracán | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Basel | 31 | (2) |
| 2020– | Hertha BSC | 17 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Valencia (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Paraguay U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Paraguay U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018– | Paraguay | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:50, 27 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Alderete began his career with Cerro Porteño, he played for their U20s at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores between January and February 2016 where he scored one goal (vs. Bolívar) in three games.[1][3] Months later, in May 2016, Alderete made his professional debut for the club in a Paraguayan Primera División loss to Rubio Ñu.[1] In his third league appearance, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Guaraní on 31 July.[1] In August 2017, Alderete joined Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan.[4][5] His first appearance came in a 4–4 draw with Defensa y Justicia on 26 August.[1]
Huracán and Basel
After one goal in twenty-two matches for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Alderete completed a transfer to Huracán at the conclusion of his loan spell.[1] On 4 June 2019, Alderete agreed a move to Swiss Super League outfit Basel; with the deal officially going through on 11 June.[6] His debut arrived in the league against Sion on 19 July, prior to scoring his first goal four days later in a UEFA Champions League qualifier over PSV Eindhoven.[1]
Hertha BSC
On 5 October 2020, Alderete signed a long-term deal with Hertha BSC.[7] He made his debut in a 2–1 debut at the Red Bull Arena against RB Leipzig on 24 October.[1]
International career
Alderete has represented Paraguay at U17, U20 and U23 level.[1] He won eight caps for the U17 team at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina, prior to winning seven caps for the U20s at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay.[1] In May 2016, Alderete played four times for the U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France, scoring one goal in a win over Guinea on 19 May.[1] He was called up to train with Juan Carlos Osorio's senior squad in 2018.[8] He made his debut for them on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against South Africa; as a starter.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 September 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2016 | División Profesional | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2017–18 | Superliga Argentina | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Huracán | 2018–19 | Superliga Argentina | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Basel | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Valencia (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
References
- "Omar Alderete profile". Soccerway. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Omar Alderete". World Football. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Omar Alderete profile". BDFA. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Nuevo lobo". Tigo Sports. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Omar Alderete dejó Cerro y firmó por Gimnasia". D10. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Omar Alderete". Basel. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Omar Alderete signs for Hertha". Hertha BSC. 5 October 2020.
- "Osorio llamó a los del exterior". Paraguayan Football Association. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "South Africa v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
External links
- Omar Alderete at Soccerway
- Omar Alderete at National-Football-Teams.com
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