External links
- Gilberto Flores at Soccerway.com
- Gilberto Flores at kicker (in German)
- Gilberto Flores at Major League Soccer
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gilberto Ivan Flores Melgarejo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Libertad | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sportivo Trinidense (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | FC Cincinnati | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | FC Cincinnati 2 | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Paraguay U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2024– | Paraguay U23 | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:50, 22 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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]
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]
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]
Paraguay U20
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