Ignacio Saavedra
 Saavedra with Universidad Católica in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sochi | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Universidad Católica | 135 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sochi | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chile U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chile | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 ‡ 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 Russian club Sochi.
Club career[edit]
Beginnings[edit]
Ignacio was born into a family linked to sports. At six years old, he started participating in the Colo-Colo Academy, and at 13 he moved to the youth ranks of rivals Universidad Católica. His talents quickly caught the attention of both club and nation, getting called up to the Chile U20 squad.[1]
Universidad Católica[edit]
After the arrival of the Spanish coach Beñat San José, Saavedra made his professional debut on August 4, 2018, in a match against Everton. He played 88 minutes in a 2–1 win. From there on, he has maintained a steady flux of starts in the defensive midfield position, amassing 131 official career appearances with the club.
Sochi[edit]
On 24 January 2024, Saavedra signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Sochi.[2]
International career[edit]
He represented Chile U17 at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, reaching the second stage and proving his reliability by playing all the matches.[3] At under-20 level, Saavedra represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[4]
At senior level, after being called up to some training microcycles by both Reinaldo Rueda[5] and Martín Lasarte,[6] making his international debut in the friendly match against Bolivia on March 26, 2021, at the 87th minute.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 5 May 2024[8]
| 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 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Primera División | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 135 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 0 | ||
| Sochi | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 144 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 1 | ||
- ^ 1 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 6 in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ 4 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International[edit]
- As of 12 December 2021.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
- Universidad Católica
- Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Игнасио Сааведра подписал контракт с «Сочи»!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 24 January 2024.
- ^ Ortega, Pablo (18 October 2020). "La joya de la Sub 17 del 2015" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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 (March 27, 2021). "87. Doble cambio cruzado en Rancagua" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chile men's youth international footballers
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Chilean Primera División players
- Russian Premier League players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- PFC Sochi players
- South American Games gold medalists for Chile
- South American Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- South American Games competitors for Chile
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Russia