Darío Melo
Chilean footballer (born 1993)
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Darío Esteban Melo Pulgar (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈɾi.o ˈmelo], born 24 March 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as a goalkeeper.
Full name
Darío Esteban Melo Pulgar[1]
Date of birth
24 March 1993[1]
Place of birth
Santiago, Chile
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Esteban Melo Pulgar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Palestino | 75 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Colo-Colo | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Deportes Concepción | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Unión San Felipe | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Deportes Melipilla | 51 | (0) |
| 2025– | Universidad Católica | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chile | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2017 | |||
Career
In 2021, Melo joined Deportes Concepción.[3]
In January 2023, Melo joined Deportes Melipilla.[4] He switched to Universidad Católica in March 2025 as a free agent.[5]
