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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Pinto.
Ignacio Saavedra
File:Universidad Católica - Entrenamiento (cropped).png
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pinto
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
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 106 (0)
International career‡
2015 Chile U17 4 (0)
2018 Chile U20 5 (0)
2021– Chile 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021

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 under-20 level, Saavedra represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[3]

At senior level, after being called up to some training microcycles by both Reinaldo Rueda[4] and Martín Lasarte,[5] he made his international debut in the friendly match against Bolivia on March 26, 2021, at the minute 87.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2022[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division 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 Primera División 9 0 4 0 2[a] 0 0 0 15 0
2020 Primera División 32 0 — 11[b] 0 1[c] 0 44 0
2021 Primera División 28 0 2 0 8[d] 0 1[c] 0 39 0
2022 Primera División 13 0 2 0 5[e] 0 0 0 20 0
Total 95 0 8 0 26 0 2 0 131 0
Career total 95 0 8 0 26 0 2 0 131 0
  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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ 4 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 1 in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 12 December 2021.[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2021 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Universidad Católica
Chile U20

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. ^ Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Las sorpresas en la nómina de Rueda para el nuevo microciclo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ @LaRoja (26 March 2021). "87. Doble cambio cruzado en Rancagua" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Ignacio Saavedra". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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