| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejo Uriel Sarco | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Alberti, Argentina [1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield II | 23 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U17 | 20 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:19, 1 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alejo Uriel Sarco (born 6 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
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]
Born and raised in Argentina, Sarco is of Italian descent and holds dual-citizenship. [6] He played for the Argentina U17s at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship. [7]
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]