Marcelo Alexis Weigandt (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Weigandt came through the youth ranks of

, having joined in 2007 from Club Villa Ideal. 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.

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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. 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. After ten further appearances for Boca, including five in the

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, Weigandt was loaned out in

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to fellow Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima. In March 2024, Weigandt joined

club

on loan for the duration of the 2024 season.

International career

Weigandt represented Argentina at the

2017 South American U-17 Championship The 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Chile 2017, pt-BR, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Chile 2017) was the 17th edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football compe ...

in Chile, featuring against

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and

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as they were eliminated at the first group stage. He previously appeared at the

2015 South American U-15 Championship The 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the seventh edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national t ...

in Colombia, winning the bronze medal. Weigandt received a call-up from the U20s in March 2019. He subsequently received a place in Fernando Batista's squad for the

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in Poland. He appeared in matches with

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and

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as Argentina were eliminated at the round of sixteen.

Career statistics

Honours

Boca Juniors *

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: 2019–20,

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* Copa Argentina: 2019–20 *

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* Supercopa Argentina:

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References

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* 2000 births Living people Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine people of German descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Inter Miami CF players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub