Omar Federico Alderete Fernández (born 26 December 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Getafe, on loan from Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, and the Paraguay national team.[1]

Omar Alderete

Alderete with Basel in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Omar Federico Alderete Fernández
Date of birth	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team	Getafe (on loan from Hertha BSC)
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2016	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Cerro Porteño	17	(1)
2017–2018	→ Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)	22	(1)
2018–2019	Huracán	8	(1)
2019–2020	Basel	31	(2)
2020–	Hertha BSC	17	(8)
2021–2022	→ Valencia (loan)	29	(2)
2022–	→ Getafe (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2013	Paraguay U17	8	(0)
2015	Paraguay U20	7	(0)
2016	Paraguay U23	4	(1)
2018–	Paraguay	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 14 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Alderete began his career with Cerro Porteño, he played for their U20s at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores between January and February 2016 where he scored one goal (vs. Bolívar) in three games.[1][3] Months later, in May 2016, Alderete made his professional debut for the club in a Paraguayan Primera División loss to Rubio Ñu.[1] In his third league appearance, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Guaraní on 31 July.[1] In August 2017, Alderete joined Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan.[4][5] His first appearance came in a 4–4 draw with Defensa y Justicia on 26 August.[1]

Huracán and Basel

After one goal in twenty-two matches for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Alderete completed a transfer to Huracán at the conclusion of his loan spell.[1] On 4 June 2019, Alderete agreed a move to Swiss Super League outfit Basel; with the deal officially going through on 11 June.[6] His debut arrived in the league against Sion on 19 July, prior to scoring his first goal four days later in a UEFA Champions League qualifier over PSV Eindhoven.[1]

Hertha BSC

On 5 October 2020, Alderete signed a long-term deal with Hertha BSC.[7] He made his debut in a 2–1 debut at the Red Bull Arena against RB Leipzig on 24 October.[1] On 12 July 2021, Alderete signed with Valencia CF on a season-long loan with the option to buy.[8] On 19 August 2022, he joined Getafe on loan with option to buy.[9]

International career

Alderete has represented Paraguay at U17, U20 and U23 level.[1] He won eight caps for the U17 team at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina, prior to winning seven caps for the U20s at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay.[1] In May 2016, Alderete played four times for the U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France, scoring one goal in a win over Guinea on 19 May.[1] He was called up to train with Juan Carlos Osorio's senior squad in 2018.[10] He made his debut for them on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against South Africa; as a starter.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2022[1]

International

As of match played 2 June 2022[1]

References

External links

• Omar Alderete at National-Football-Teams.com

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