Marcelo Weigandt
Argentine footballer (born 2000)
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Marcelo Alexis "Chelo" Weigandt (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primeria División club Boca Juniors.[3]
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Weigandt with Inter Miami in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcelo Alexis Weigandt[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Club Villa Ideal | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Boca Juniors | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Gimnasia y Esgrima LP (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Inter Miami (loan) | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Argentina U15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:36, 4 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Weigandt came through the youth ranks of Boca Juniors, having joined in 2007 from Club Villa Ideal.[4][5] His breakthrough came during the 2018–19 Primera División campaign, as he was an unused substitute for league fixtures with Gimnasia y Esgrima and Newell's Old Boys.[3][6][7] Gustavo Alfaro selected the defender for his senior debut in the Copa Argentina on 19 April 2019 versus Torneo Federal A's Estudiantes, he played the full duration of a 2–0 victory.[3] He appeared again later that month in the Copa de la Superliga versus Godoy Cruz, as they won the round of sixteen first leg away from home.[3]
After ten further appearances for Boca, including five in the Copa Libertadores, Weigandt was loaned out in 2020–21 to fellow Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima.[8]
In March 2024, Weigandt joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on loan for the duration of the 2024 season with an option to extend for another season if he played at least ten games for the team.[9]
International career
Weigandt represented Argentina at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship in Chile, featuring against Venezuela and Paraguay as they were eliminated at the first group stage.[3] He previously appeared at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship in Colombia, winning the bronze medal.[10][11] Weigandt received a call-up from the U20s in March 2019.[12][13][14] He subsequently received a place in Fernando Batista's squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[15] He appeared in matches with Portugal and South Korea as Argentina were eliminated at the round of sixteen.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2018–19 | Primera División | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 75 | 3 | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Inter Miami (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 83 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 114 | 6 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina
- Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional, Copa de la Superliga, and MLS Cup playoffs
- Includes Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 2019–20, 2022
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2022
- Supercopa Argentina: 2018, 2022
Inter Miami
