Ignacio Saavedra

Ignacio Saavedra
	Saavedra with Universidad Católica in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pinto
Date of birth	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	Sochi
Number	21
Youth career
2006–2012	Colo-Colo
2012–2018	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2023	Universidad Católica
2024–	Sochi
International career‡
2015	Chile U17
2018	Chile U20
2021–	Chile
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Chile
South American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 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

Beginnings

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

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

On 24 January 2024, Saavedra signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Sochi.^[2]

International career

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

Club

As of match played 14 July 2024^[8]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	12	1	1	0	—		—		13	1
	2024–25	Russian First League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		13	1	1	0	—		—		14	1
Career total			148	1	18	0	28	0	2	0	196	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

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

Primera División: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Supercopa de Chile: 2019, 2020, 2021

Chile U20

South American Games Gold medal: 2018

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.
^ "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 (26 March 2021). "87. Doble cambio cruzado en Rancagua" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway

External links

Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway

[9] 1 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana

[10] 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 6 in the Copa Sudamericana

[SC-11] Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile

[CL-12] Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

[13] 4 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana

[CS-14] Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[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] "Игнасио Сааведра подписал контракт с «Сочи»!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 24 January 2024.

[3] Ortega, Pablo (18 October 2020). "La joya de la Sub 17 del 2015" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[4] 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.

[5] "Las sorpresas en la nómina de Rueda para el nuevo microciclo" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[6] "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[7] @LaRoja (26 March 2021). "87. Doble cambio cruzado en Rancagua" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Twitter.

[sw-8] Ignacio Saavedra at Soccerway

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