Alejandro Camargo
Argentine-Chilean footballer (born 1989)
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Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo (born 12 June 1989) is an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera División de Chile.
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Camargo with Universidad de Concepción in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Guaymallén, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Godoy Cruz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Sarmiento de Junin | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gutiérrez | 25 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Lota Schwager | 36 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Curicó Unido | 35 | (5) |
| 2015–2020 | Universidad de Concepción | 151 | (5) |
| 2021 | Deportes Melipilla | 28 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Cobresal | 55 | (7) |
| 2024– | Coquimbo Unido | 22 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2023 | |||
Career
Camargo previously played for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.[1]
His goal against O'Higgins was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award in 2017.[2]
In 2021, he played for Deportes Melipilla in the Chilean top division.[3] The next season, he switched to Cobresal in the same division.[4]
He spent two seasons with Cobresal, becoming the runner-up in the 2023 Chilean Primera División.[5] He switched to Coquimbo Unido for the 2024 season[6] and won the 2025 Chilean Primera División, the first one for the club.[7]
Personal life
He acquired the Chilean nationality by descent when he was a player of Lota Schwager, due to the fact that his mother, Jacqueline Cecilia, is Chilean. His maternal family comes from San Javier.[8]
While playing for Gutiérrez, Camargo had a video shop in his neighbourhood.[9]
Honours
Sarmiento de Junín
Coquimbo Unido