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Omar Alderete
Alderete with Paraguay in 2026
Personal information
Full name Omar Federico Alderete Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 15
Youth career
–2016 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cerro Porteño 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 22 (1)
2018–2019 Huracán 8 (1)
2019–2020 Basel 31 (2)
2020–2023 Hertha BSC 17 (0)
2021–2022 → Valencia (loan) 29 (2)
2022–2023 → Getafe (loan) 25 (1)
2023–2025 Getafe 65 (1)
2025– Sunderland 34 (1)
International career‡
2013 Paraguay U17 8 (0)
2015 Paraguay U20 7 (0)
2016 Paraguay U23 4 (2)
2018– Paraguay 41 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2026

Omar Federico Alderete Fernández (born 26 December 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Sunderland and the Paraguay national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.[2]

Club career

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Early career

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Alderete began his career with Cerro Porteño, he played for their U20s at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores between January and February 2016 where he scored one goal (vs. Bolívar) in three games.[2][4] Months later, in May 2016, Alderete made his professional debut for the club in a Paraguayan Primera División loss to Rubio Ñu.[2] In his third league appearance, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Guaraní on 31 July.[2] In August 2017, Alderete joined Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan.[5][6] His first appearance came in a 4–4 draw with Defensa y Justicia on 26 August.[2]

Huracán and Basel

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After one goal in twenty-two matches for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Alderete completed a transfer to Huracán at the conclusion of his loan spell.[2]

On 4 June 2019, Alderete agreed a move to Swiss Super League outfit Basel; with the deal officially going through on 11 June.[7] Alderete joined Basel's first team for their 2019–20 FC Basel season under head coach Marcel Koller. After playing in five test games, Alderete played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stade Tourbillon on 19 July 2019 as Basel won 4–1 against FC Sion.[8] He scored his first goal for his team four days later, on 23 July 2019, in the away game in the Philips Stadion in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. But this could not help the team, as Basel were defeated 2–3 by PSV Eindhoven, who scored two goals in the last minutes of the game.[9]

Alderete left the club during the transfer window of the next season. During his short period with the club Alderete played a total of 64 games for Basel scoring a total of four goals. 31 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, six in the Swiss Cup, four in the Champions League, 13 in the Europa League and 10 were friendly games. He scored two goals in the domestic league, one in the Swiss Cup and one in the Champions League.[10]

Hertha BSC

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On 5 October 2020, Alderete signed a long-term deal with Hertha BSC.[11] He made his debut in a 2–1 debut at the Red Bull Arena against RB Leipzig on 24 October.[2] On 12 July 2021, Alderete signed with Valencia CF on a season-long loan with the option to buy.[12]

Getafe

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On 19 August 2022, Alderete joined Getafe on loan with an option to buy.[13] On 25 May of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the club.[14]

Sunderland

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On 12 August 2025, Premier League side Sunderland announced the signing of Alderete on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[15] On 27 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away victory over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

International career

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Alderete has represented Paraguay at U17, U20 and U23 level.[2] He won eight caps for the U17 team at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina, prior to winning seven caps for the U20s at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay.[2]

In May 2016, Alderete played four times for the U23s at the 2016 Toulon Tournament in France, scoring one goal in a win over Guinea on 19 May.[2] He was called up to train with Juan Carlos Osorio's senior squad in 2018.[16]

Omar Alderete made his debut for the Paraguay national team on 20 November 2018 in a friendly match against South Africa. He started the match, and the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[17]

On 1 June 2026, he was named by head coach Gustavo Alfaro in Paraguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 September 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2016 Paraguayan Primera División 8100—4[c]0121
2017 9000—1[c]0100
2018 0000—0000
Total 17100—50221
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 22100——221
Huracán 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 8000205[d]0150
Basel 2019–20 Swiss Super League 28261—14[e]1484
2020–21 30——3[f]060
Total 31261—171544
Hertha BSC 2020–21 Bundesliga 170———170
Valencia (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 29250——342
Getafe (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 25130——281
Getafe 2023–24 La Liga 31040——350
2024–25 34120——361
Getafe total 90290——992
Sunderland 2025–26 Premier League 3311000—341
2026–27 Premier League 1000101[f]030
Total 341101010371
Career total 24792113028129911
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Copa de la Superliga, EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 27 July 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201810
202020
202170
202220
202330
2024102
202581
202680
Total413
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alderete goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Omar Alderete
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 June 2024Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, United States Brazil1–31–42024 Copa América
214 November 2024Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Argentina2–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
320 March 2025Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Chile1–01–0

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Omar Alderete at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Omar Alderete". World Football. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Omar Alderete profile". BDFA. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nuevo lobo". Tigo Sports. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Omar Alderete dejó Cerro y firmó por Gimnasia". D10. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (4 June 2019). "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Omar Alderete". FC Basel 1893 signs Omar Alderete (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 4 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (19 July 2019). "FC Sion - FC Basel 1:4 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (23 July 2019). "PSV Eindhoven - FC Basel 3:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2020). "Omar Alderete - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Omar Alderete signs for Hertha". Hertha BSC. 5 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | OMAR ALDERETE". www.valenciacf.com. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial| Alderete". Getafe CF (in Spanish). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial | Alderete" [Official announcement | Alderete] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Omar Alderete signs four-year deal". Sunderland AFC. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Osorio llamó a los del exterior". Paraguayan Football Association. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "South Africa v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Coupe du monde 2026: découvrez la liste des 26 joueurs du Paraguay avec Julio Enciso". RMC Sport (in French). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Omar Alderete". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  20. ↑ "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Omar Alderete y Blas Riveros, los elegidos de la tradicional encuesta de ABC" (in Spanish). ABC Color. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
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