Gilberto Flores (footballer, born 2003)

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Gilberto Flores
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Ivan Flores Melgarejo
Date of birth (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Libertad 7 (0)
2024 → Sportivo Trinidense (loan) 25 (0)
2025– FC Cincinnati 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Paraguay U20 8 (2)
2024– Paraguay U23 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of match played 28 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of match played 12 February 2024

Gilberto Ivan Flores Melgarejo (born 1 April 2003) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for FC Cincinnati. He is a Paraguay U23 international. [1]

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Club career

He made his Paraguayan Primera División debut for Club Libertad on 3 April 2022, at the age of 19 years-old, in his team's 3-2 victory against Guaireña. He went on to make three further appearances for the club that season and three more the following season. [2] He spent the 2024 season on loan at Sportivo Trinidense. [3] He scored his first goal for the club in the Copa Sudamericana against Colo-Colo in March 2024. [4]

After returning to Club Libertad in January 2025, he was linked with a move to Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. [5] His contract with Cincinnati, which lasts through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029, was made official on 31 January 2025. [6]

International career

In January 2023, he was selected for the Paraguay U20 squad for the South America U20 Championships. [7] He was selected for the Paraguay U23 squad for the 2024 Olympic Games. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gilberto Flores". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gilberto Flores podría fichar por el FC Cincinnati". d10.ultimatahora. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gilberto Flores returns to Libertad". abc.com. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Colo-Colo - Sportivo Trinidense 2 - 1 - GOL - Gilberto Flores". One Football. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Details remain for Gilberto Flores to FC Cincinnati". El nacional. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ↑ fccincinnati. "FC Cincinnati acquire Paraguayan defender Gilberto Flores as U22 Initiative Player | FC Cincinnati". fccincinnati. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  7. ↑ "List of players called up for the South American Under 20". apf.org. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "The 23 chosen for the Olympic Games". Versus.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "PARIS 2024: WHICH CLUBS DO PARAGUAY'S PLAYERS PLAY FOR AND HOW OLD ARE THEY?". record.com. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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