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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Pinto.
Ignacio Saavedra
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pinto
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central 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 82 (0)
National team‡
2015 Chile U17 4 (0)
2021– Chile 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 Febrero 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2021

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2018 Primera
División		 13000—0000130
2019 9040—2[lower-alpha 1]000150
2020 320——11[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0440
2021 0000—000000
Total 54040—13010720
Career total 540400013010720
  1. 1 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 6 in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in the Supercopa de Chile

Honours

Club
Universidad Católica

References
  1. 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.
  2. Ortega, Pablo (18 October 2020). "La joya de la Sub 17 del 2015" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. "Las sorpresas en la nómina de Rueda para el nuevo microciclo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. @LaRoja (26 March 2021). "87. Doble cambio cruzado en Rancagua" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. "Ignacio Saavedra". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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