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Badajoz tabs Alvaro Merlo, ex La Union

- July 29, 2026

Eurobasket News

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Segunda FEB newcomer Vitaly La Mar BC Badajoz signed 30-year-old Argentinian-Italian 184cm point guard Alvaro Merlo for the upcoming season. Merlo most recently played at La Union in the Argentinian La Liga, where he averaged 4.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.7apg, and 1.3spg in 44 games last season, helping them reach the semifinals. In the previous 2024-25 season, he played for La Spezia Basket Club in the Italian league Serie B Interregionale.
Merlo has played also in Argentina between Atenas, Quilmes, Ciclista, Estudiantes Concordia and Estudiantes, Italy between Lumezzane, Monopoli and Reggio Emilia, and Paraguay during Felix Perez.
Merlo's team won the Italian Serie C Gold Group Lombardia A Regular Season in 2021.

Tags : ALVARO MERLO, VITALY LA MAR BC BADAJOZ, SPANISH BASKETBALL, SPANISH TRANSACTIONS

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