Ignacio Saavedra
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 79 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 Febrero 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021 | |||
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Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pino (born 12 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Universidad Católica.
Club career
Beginnings
Ignacio was born into a family linked to sports. When he was six years old, he started participating in the Colo-Colo Academy, until he stopped motivating himself to play, so when he was 13, he moved to Universidad Católica. Already in that club he was burning stages quickly, demonstrating his talent which led him to be called up to Chile U20.[1]
Universidad Católica
After the arrival of the Spanish coach Beñat San José, Ignacio made his professional debut on August 4, 2018 in a match Everton, playing 88 minutes in the win by 2 a 1, from there he would become a fixed player in the squad.
International career
He represented Chile U17 at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Chile reached the second stage, playing all the matches.[2]
At senior level, after being called up to some training microcycles by both Reinaldo Rueda[3] and Martín Lasarte,[4] he made his international debut in the friendly match against Bolivia on March 26, 2021, at the minute 87.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 March 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2018 | Primera División |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 11[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
- ^ 1 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 6 in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in the Supercopa de Chile
Honours
Club
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
- Supercopa de Chile (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
- Friendlies (1): Torneo de Verano Fox Sports 2019
References
- ^ Serey, Pablo (6 August 2018). "Ignacio Saavedra, la joya que vivió el desencanto en Colo Colo y que hoy llena de ilusión a la UC" (in Spanish). Publimetro. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Ortega, Pablo (18 October 2020). "La joya de la Sub 17 del 2015" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Las sorpresas en la nómina de Rueda para el nuevo microciclo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ @LaRoja (26 March 2021). "87. Doble cambio cruzado en Rancagua" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ignacio Saavedra". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
- Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway