Sebastián Gastón Merlo (born 26 January 1985 in Jovita, Córdoba,

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

), also referred to as Đỗ Merlo (in Vietnamese), is an Argentine-

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

ese former

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who played as a striker, most notably for SHB Đà Nẵng.

Club career

Merlo was one of the best goalscorers in the V-League (Vietnam). He won the league's top scorer award three times in a row from 2009 to 2011. He also won the league's best foreign player award in 2009 and 2011. After taking a year to recover from a leg injury in his native Argentina, Merlo rejoined SHB Đà Nẵng in February 2016. In June 2017, he was granted Vietnamese citizenship and got a new name, Đỗ Merlo On June 7, 2020, he has headed a goal and this is also his first goal at Vleague when he left his very familiar club named SHB Da Nang.

Honours

SHB Đà Nẵng *

V.League 1 The V.League 1 ( vi, Giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia, lit=National Football League), also called Night Wolf V.League 1 due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professio ...

: 2009,

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; runner-up:

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Vietnamese Super Cup Vietnamese National Football Super Cup ( vi, Siêu cúp bóng đá Việt Nam), also called the Thaco National Football Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is Vietnamese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous V.L ...

: 2013 *

Vietnamese National Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup ( vi, Giải Bóng đá Cúp Quốc Gia Việt Nam), now officially recognized as the BaF Meat National Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club compet ...

: 2009 Individuals *

Top scorer: 2009, 2010, 2011,

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Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Gastón Merlo Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Merlo, Gaston 1985 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam SHB Da Nang FC players Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Primera Nacional players V.League 1 players