Omar Alderete
Paraguayan footballer (born 1996)
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Omar Federico Alderete Fernández (born 26 December 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Sunderland and the Paraguay national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.[2]
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Alderete with Basel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Federico Alderete Fernández[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2020–2023 | Hertha BSC | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Valencia (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Getafe (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Getafe | 65 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sunderland | 33 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Paraguay U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Paraguay U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2018– | Paraguay | 35 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
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.[2][4] Months later, in May 2016, Alderete made his professional debut for the club in a Paraguayan Primera División loss to Rubio Ñu.[2] In his third league appearance, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Guaraní on 31 July.[2] In August 2017, Alderete joined Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan.[5][6] His first appearance came in a 4–4 draw with Defensa y Justicia on 26 August.[2]
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.[2]
On 4 June 2019, Alderete agreed a move to Swiss Super League outfit Basel; with the deal officially going through on 11 June.[7] Alderete joined Basel's first team for their 2019–20 FC Basel season under head coach Marcel Koller. After playing in five test games, Alderete played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stade Tourbillon on 19 July 2019 as Basel won 4–1 against FC Sion.[8] He scored his first goal for his team four days later, on 23 July 2019, in the away game in the Philips Stadion in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. But this could not help the team, as Basel were defeated 2–3 by PSV Eindhoven, who scored two goals in the last minutes of the game.[9]
Alderete left the club during the transfer window of the next season. During his short period with the club Alderete played a total of 64 games for Basel scoring a total of four goals. 31 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, six in the Swiss Cup, four in the Champions League, 13 in the Europa League and 10 were friendly games. He scored two goals in the domestic league, one in the Swiss Cup and one in the Champions League.[10]
Hertha BSC
On 5 October 2020, Alderete signed a long-term deal with Hertha BSC.[11] He made his debut in a 2–1 debut at the Red Bull Arena against RB Leipzig on 24 October.[2] On 12 July 2021, Alderete signed with Valencia CF on a season-long loan with the option to buy.[12]
Getafe
On 19 August 2022, Alderete joined Getafe on loan with an option to buy.[13] On 25 May of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the club.[14]
Sunderland
On 12 August 2025, Premier League side Sunderland announced the signing of Alderete on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[15] On 27 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away victory over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
International career
Alderete has represented Paraguay at U17, U20 and U23 level.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He was called up to train with Juan Carlos Osorio's senior squad in 2018.[16] He made his debut for them on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against South Africa; as a starter.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Huracán | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Basel | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 14[e] | 1 | 48 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 54 | 4 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Valencia (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Getafe (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Getafe | 2023–24 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Getafe total | 90 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 99 | 2 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| Career total | 246 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 296 | 11 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup
- Includes Copa de la Superliga, EFL Cup
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alderete goal.[18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 June 2024 | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, United States |  Brazil | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2024 Copa América |
| 2 | 14 November 2024 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Argentina | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 20 March 2025 |  Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
Individual
- Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2019–20[19]
- Part of the Ideal XI of Matchday 6 of the 2022 South American Qualifiers, by CONMEBOL: 2021[20]
- Part of the Ideal XI of Matchday 11 of the 2022 South American Qualifiers, by CONMEBOL: 2022[22]
- Part of the Ideal XI of Matchdays 11 and 12 of the 2026 South American Qualifiers, by CONMEBOL: 2024[23]
- Part of the Ideal XI of the Matchday 4 of 2024–25 La Liga, by Sofascore: 2024[24]
