Lorenzo Melgarejo

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Melgarejo and the second or maternal family name is Sanabria.

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Lorenzo Melgarejo
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Melgarejo with Spartak in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria
Date of birth (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Loma Grande, Paraguay
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Position(s) Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 25
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– Spartak Moscow 11 (2)
International career‡
2009–2010 Paraguay U20 3 (0)
2012– Paraguay 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2013

Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria (born 8 August 1990) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Russian club FC Spartak Moscow.

Club career

Early years / Benfica

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Melgarejo with Benfica in 2012

Melgarejo was born in Loma Grande District.[2] He started his professional career with Club 12 de Octubre at the age of 19, and later moved to the capital, Asunción, where he represented Club Olimpia and Independiente FBC.

In early June 2011 Melgarejo moved to Portugal after being signed by Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica,[3] who immediately loaned him to fellow league side F.C. Paços de Ferreira for one season.[4]

Melgarejo scored on his debut with Paços, a 2–1 home win against União de Leiria.[5] He also found the net against F.C. Porto in a 1–1 draw on 25 March 2012, also at home,[6] and finished the campaign as the team's top scorer.

For 2012–13 Benfica manager Jorge Jesus decided to recall Melgarejo and reconvert him into a left back, also immediately placing him as a starter.[7][8] On 17 September, in spite of initial criticism,[9] his contract was extended until June 2018 with a release clause of €30 million.[10]

Melgarejo spent most of the campaign in the starting eleven, including in the UEFA Europa League final,[11][12] but was an unused substitute in the season's Portuguese Cup final,[13] with Benfica losing both matches.

Kuban

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Melgarejo with Kuban in 2015

In July 2013 it was widely reported that Liverpool had agreed a deal to sign Melgarejo on loan, with a view to making the move permanent at the end of the season,[14][15] but no transfer took place. Instead, on 2 September, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Kuban Krasnodar for a €5 million fee.[16][17][18]

Spartak Moscow

On 8 February 2016, Melgarejo joined FC Spartak Moscow on a long-term contract.[19]

International career

On 14 November 2012 Melgarejo made his debut for the Paraguayan national team, playing the second half of a 3–1 friendly win over Guatemala.[20]

Honours

Benfica
Kuban

References

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