Alejo Sarco
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alejo Uriel Sarco Castro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alberti, Argentina[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield II | 23 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Sporting Gijón | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U17 | 20 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Argentina U20 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Alejo Uriel Sarco Castro (born 6 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Sporting Gijón.
Club career
A youth product of Vélez Sarsfield since 2019, Sarco signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 March 2022 until 31 December 2024 and joined their reserves.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Vélez Sarsfield as a substitute in a 1–0 Argentine Primera División loss to Talleres de Córdoba on 30 March 2024.[4] In July 2024, Bayer 04 Leverkusen expressed an interest in signing Sarco. Sarco refused to extend his contract with Vélez Sarsfield, and the club removed him from the first team.[2] Sarco was released from Vélez Sarsfield in November 2024, and on 4 December 2024 it was announced that he had signed with Bayer Leverkusen on a free-transfer starting on 1 January 2025 for 4 seasons.[5]
On 20 January 2026, Sarco was loaned by Borussia Mönchengladbach, also of Bundesliga.[6] On 21 July, he moved to Spain after signing a contract with Segunda División side Sporting Gijón.[7]
International career
Born and raised in Argentina, Sarco is of Italian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[8] He played for the Argentina U17s at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[9]
Playing style
Sarco is a left-footed forward who is dynamic and fast, and has a stocky build that allows him to assert himself on the field.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield II | 2022 | Copa Proyección | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Copa Proyección | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||||
| 2024 | Copa Proyección | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | 23 | 12 | |||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2024 | AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina
Honours
Vélez Sarsfield
References
- ↑ "Ficha Cronológica de ALEJO SARCO". bdfa.com.ar.
- 1 2 3 "Bayer hat Sturmtalent Alejo Sarco auf dem Zettel". kicker.
- ↑ ""Voy a defender a muerte estos colores" / Vélez Sarsfield". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield. 29 March 2022.
- ↑ Poder, Mundo. "Polémica: una de las promesas de Vélez no renovará contrato y se irá a un equipo de Europa". www.mundopoder.com.
- ↑ "Report: Leverkusen agree deal to sign young striker". Yahoo Sports. 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Alejo Sarco joins Borussia on loan". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Alejo Sarco" [Official statement: Alejo Sarco] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Site, Transfer (4 December 2024). "Alejo Sarco's Move to Bayer Leverkusen: A Strategic Acquisition for 2025". transfer-site.co.uk.
- ↑ "Sub 17: convocados para el Sudamericano en Ecuador" [Under 17: Players called-up for the South American Championship in Ecuador] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 20 March 2023.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Joseph. "Vélez Sarsfield Win First League Trophy Since 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
External links
- Alejo Sarco at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Living people
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain