Gastón Merlo

Sebastián Gastón Merlo (born 26 January 1985), also referred to as Đỗ Merlo, is an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career Merlo was one of the best goalscorers in the V.League 1, the top tier of Vietnamese football. During his first passage with SHB Đà Nẵng, he won the league's top scorer award three times in a row from 2009 to 2011. He also won the league's best foreign player award in 2009 and 2011.

After taking a year to recover from a leg injury in his native Argentina, Merlo rejoined SHB Đà Nẵng in February 2016 and won the V.League 1 top scorer award for the fourth time in his career. In June 2017, he was granted Vietnamese citizenship and got a new name, Đỗ Merlo.

In 2023, Merlo returned to his birth country and signed for CA Costa Brava and later announced his retirement. However, in May 2024, he resumed his playing career, signing for LPBank Ho Chi Minh City in the Vietnamese Second Division.

Career statistics

Honours SHB Đà Nẵng V.League 1: 2009, 2012; runner-up: 2013 Vietnamese Super Cup: 2013 Vietnamese National Cup: 2009

Individual V.League 1 Top scorer: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016