Jump to content

Santiago Merlo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Santiago Merlo
Personal information
Full name Santiago Daniel Merlo Rosadilla
Date of birth (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Empalme Olmos, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Cerro Largo 7 (0)
2021 Villa Española 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022

Santiago Daniel Merlo Rosadilla (born 30 August 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender.[1]

Career

[edit]

Merlo is a former youth academy player of Nacional. He was part of Nacional's 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores winning squad.[2] He joined Cerro Largo on a free transfer prior to the 2020 season.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 12 September 2020 in a 2–1 league win against Progreso.[4][5]

In August 2021, Merlo joined Villa Española.[6]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of 22 May 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Largo 2020 Uruguayan Primera División 5 0 0 0 5 0
2021 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

Honours

[edit]

Nacional U20

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Santiago Merlo at Soccerway
  2. ^ "¡Nacional campeón de América!". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "El equipo arachan se sigue armando para la Copa Libertadores". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Progreso vs. Cerro Largo - 12 September 2020". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Debutantes de la 12a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2020". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Mercado: altas y bajas". 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
[edit]