Oscar Camilo Salomón (born 22 March 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Platense, on loan from

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Club career

Salomón's youth career started with Centro De Educación Física Nº18, with whom he notably won the Gothia Cup with; which was followed by a move to

in 2012. On 1 August 2019, Salomón agreed to join newly promoted

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team Central Córdoba on loan. After being an unused substitute in the league against Talleres on 16 August, the defender appeared for his professional debut on 21 August in a Copa Argentina victory versus All Boys; featuring for forty-five minutes, prior to

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coming on in his place. In January 2022, Salomón was loaned out to Tigre until the end of 2022.Agustín Obando y Oscar Salomón, juveniles de Boca, fueron cedidos a Tigre
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International career

Salomón represented Argentina's U20s at the

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in Bolivia, notably scoring in a semi-final loss to

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. He also received a call-up to their U19s.

Personal life

Salomón's father and grandfather were both footballers, his father Fabián played for

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while grandfather Oscar appeared for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salomon, Oscar 1999 births Living people Footballers from San Miguel de Tucumán Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Montevideo City Torque players Club Atlético Platense footballers