Sebastián Gastón Merlo (born 26 January 1985), also referred to as Đỗ Merlo, is an Argentine-Vietnamese professional footballer who played as a striker for LPBank Ho Chi Minh City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Gastón Merlo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Jovita, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LPBank Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Moto Kart Jovita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Moto Kart Jovita | 50 | (45) |
| 2005–2009 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 60 | (36) |
| 2009–2014 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 105 | (85) |
| 2015 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 18 | (10) |
| 2016–2019 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 70 | (48) |
| 2020 | Nam Định | 23 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | Sài Gòn | 25 | (10) |
| 2023 | CA Costa Brava | ? | (?) |
| 2024– | LPBank Ho Chi Minh City | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMerlo was one of the best goalscorers in the V.League 1, the top tier of Vietnamese football. During his first passage with SHB Đà Nẵng, he won the league's top scorer award three times in a row from 2009 to 2011. He also won the league's best foreign player award in 2009 and 2011.[1]
After taking a year to recover from a leg injury in his native Argentina, Merlo rejoined SHB Đà Nẵng in February 2016 and won the V.League 1 top scorer award for the fourth time in his career.[2] In June 2017, he was granted Vietnamese citizenship and got a new name, Đỗ Merlo.
In 2023, Merlo returned to his birth country and signed for CA Costa Brava and later announced his retirement. However, in May 2024, he resumed his playing career, signing for LPBank Ho Chi Minh City in the Vietnamese Second Division.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 14 September 2019[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste[5] | 2005–06 | Primera B Nacional | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 17 | 10 | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 33 | 22 | – | – | – | 33 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 36 | – | – | – | 60 | 36 | |||||
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 2009 | V.League 1 | 18 | 15 | – | – | – | 18 | 15 | |||
| 2010 | 21 | 19 | – | 7 | 9 | – | 28 | 28 | ||||
| 2011 | 24 | 22 | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | |||||
| 2012 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | 17 | 16 | |||||
| 2013 | 21 | 11 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 27 | 17 | ||||
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 105 | 85 | – | 13 | 15 | – | 118 | 100 | ||||
| Ferro Carril Oeste[6] | 2015 | Torneo Federal A | 18 | 10 | – | – | – | 18 | 10 | |||
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 2016 | V.League 1 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | |||||
| 2018 | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | |||||
| 2019 | 22 | 11 | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 48 | – | – | – | 69 | 48 | |||||
| Career total | 263 | 179 | – | 13 | 5 | – | 247 | 194 | ||||
Honours
editSHB Đà Nẵng
- V.League 1: 2009, 2012; runner-up: 2013
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2013
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2009
Individual
- V.League 1 Top scorer: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016
References
edit- ^ "Gaston Merlo – ngoại binh xuất sắc nhất Việt Nam". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "SHB Da Nang sign strikers Merlo, James for new season". vietnamnews.vn. Vietnam News. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Đỗ Merlo trở lại Việt Nam thi đấu ở tuổi 39". Tuổi Trẻ. 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Gastón Merlo". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Sebastián Gastón Merlo - Goles en Ferrocarril Oeste de Intendente Alvear (La Pampa)
- ^ Fútbol de la región por el mundo: Sebastián Merlo
External links
edit- Gastón Merlo Interview (archived 12 July 2020)