Ignacio Saavedra
Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pino (born 12 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Universidad Católica.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pinto | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2012 | Colo-Colo | ||
2012–2018 | Universidad Católica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Universidad Católica | 51 | (0) |
National team | |||
2015 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020 |
Career
beginnings
Ignacio was born into a family linked to sports. When he was six years old, he started participating in the children of Colo-Colo, until he stopped motivating himself to play, it was where he would eventually change his mind and he would go to the precordillera when he was 13, where he would enter the juveniles of Universidad Católica. Already in the student club he was burning stages quickly, demonstrating his talent which led him to be nominated to the Chilean under-20 team.[1]
Universidad Catolica
After the arrival of Beñat San José to the crossover table and thanks to the rule of sub 20. Ignacio would make his professional debut on August 4, 2018 when he faced Universidad Católica against Everton, playing 88 'minutes in the win by 2 a 1 of the student cast, from there he would become a fixed player in the squad.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 December 2019[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad Católica | 2018 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2019 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
Career total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
- 1 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 1 in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
References
- "Ignacio Saavedra se Reencanta con el futbol" (in Spanish). 2011-06-30.
- "Ignacio Saavedra". SofaScore. Retrieved 18 October 2019.