Elías Alderete

Elías Patricio Alderete (born 30 July 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Venezuelan League club Estudiantes de Merida.

Career
Alderete started his career in 2014 with Chacarita Juniors of Primera B Metropolitana. He played three times during 2013–14, including his professional debut on 16 April in a 1–0 win over Colegiales. Just seven more appearances followed in the next three seasons in Primera B Metropolitana and Primera B Nacional, but he did play twenty-eight times during the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional season which ended with promotion to the top-flight of Argentine football. He also scored five goals during 2016–17, with his career first coming against Flandria in December 2016.

In January 2020, Alderete was loaned by Chacarita to Indonesian Liga 1 side Arema for one year. He scored a penalty on debut in March during a defeat to Persib Bandung.