He currently plays for Real Cartagena, wearing the number 27 shirt. He plays primarily as a Forward. His preferred foot is Right. His current market value is estimated at 200K €.

His most recent move was a from Deportes Tolima to Real Cartagena on 2025-07-17.

In the Colombian Torneo BetPlay Dimayor 2026 season, Alvaro melendez scored 0 goals and provided 0 assists across 6 appearances, averaging 0 goals per game with 0 shots attempted and 0 on target.