Lorenzo Melgarejo
Paraguayan footballer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria (born 10 August 1990) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Paraguayan club Libertad.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Melgarejo and the second or maternal family name is Sanabria.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria | ||
Date of birth | (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Loma Grande, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
El Porvenir Alteño | |||
Libertad | |||
Independiente CG | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | (7) |
2010 | Olimpia | 12 | (1) |
2011 | Independiente CG | 17 | (8) |
2011–2013 | Benfica | 21 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 29 | (10) |
2013 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Kuban Krasnodar | 47 | (15) |
2016–2020 | Spartak Moscow | 88 | (11) |
2020–2021 | Racing | 16 | (5) |
2021– | Libertad | 41 | (22) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Paraguay U20 | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Paraguay | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 |
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After playing in his country with 12 de Octubre, Olimpia and Independiente, he went on to spend most of his professional career in Portugal and Russia, starting out at Benfica.