Alejandro Meloño

Alejandro Meloño
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Gabriel Meloño Botta
Date of birth April 27, 1977 (1977-04-27) (age 34)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Boca Unidos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Rentistas 13 (1)
1998 San Lorenzo 0 (0)
1998-1999 Nueva Chicago 13 (0)
1999-2000 Almagro 153 total (9)
2000-2001 Real Murcia 0 (0)
2001-2004 Almagro (see above)
2004 Rosario Central 1 (0)
2005 Chacarita Juniors 21 (3)
2005 Yeovil Town 2 (0)
2006 Deportivo Quito 2 (0)
2006 La Plata FC 11 (0)
2007 Ben Hur 12 (1)
2007–2009 Almagro (see above)
2010– Boca Unidos ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:35, 23 September 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Alejandro Gabriel Meloño Botta (born April 27, 1977 in Montevideo) is a football player from Uruguay who currently plays for Boca Unidos.

Meloño is a left sided central defender. He started his career in 1997 with Rentistas in Uruguay. In 1998 he moved to Argentina where he played for San Lorenzo, Nueva Chicago and Almagro. In 2000 he came to Europe for the first time and played for Real Murcia in Spain before returning to Argentina a year later in 2001 to play for Almagro again. In 2004 he joined Rosario Central and in 2005 he moved to Chacarita Juniors. He returned to Europe later in 2005 where he joined Yeovil Town on a short term contract before signing for Deportivo Quito of Ecuador. He spent 2006 at minor Argentinian club La Plata FC and the spring of 2007 at Ben Hur before returning to Almagro for a third spell.

He has also played for the Uruguayan Under 20 and Under 23 national teams.

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