Marcelo Alexis Weigandt (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, on loan from Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcelo Alexis Weigandt[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Inter Miami (on loan from Boca Juniors) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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– | → Inter Miami (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 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, correct as of 30 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.[2][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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[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.[2] 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.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | 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[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8[c] | 2 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 72 | 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 | MLS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 106 | 6 | ||
Honours
Boca Juniors
References
External links
- Marcelo Weigandt at Soccerway