Nicolás Ibáñez (footballer, born 1994)

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Nicolás Ibáñez
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez
Date of birth (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Venado Tuerto, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Tigres UANL
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2015 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Comunicaciones 54 (15)
2016–2017Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 30 (7)
2017 Gimnasia y Esgrima 10 (2)
2018–2019 Atlético San Luis 53 (30)
2019–2021 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2019–2021Atlético San Luis (loan) 55 (27)
2021–2023 Pachuca 62 (35)
2023– Tigres UANL 47 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:41, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez (born 23 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.[3]

Career[edit]

Comunicaciones[edit]

Ibáñez's career began in the youth system of Lanús, prior to moving into senior football with Primera B Metropolitana team Comunicaciones in 2015.[3][4] In his fifth appearance, Ibáñez scored his first goal in a 4–2 defeat against Deportivo Merlo on 14 March.[3] Two weeks later, he received his first red card in a 1–1 draw with Almirante Brown on 27 March.[3] In total, he scored fifteen goals across his first two seasons in fifty-four appearances for Comunicaciones.[3]

Gimnasia y Esgrima[edit]

On 1 August 2016, Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima loaned Ibáñez.[5] He scored on his Gimnasia y Esgrima debut during a win over Vélez Sarsfield.[3]

A year after joining the club, Gimnasia y Esgrima signed Ibáñez permanently after seven goals in thirty matches.[3] He scored two goals in the first match following in a 4–4 draw away to Defensa y Justicia.[3]

Atlético San Luis[edit]

Nine appearances later, Ibáñez left Gimnasia y Esgrima in January 2018 as he joined Ascenso MX team Atlético San Luis.[6] He made his Mexican football debut on 19 January, coming on as a substitute for Pablo Olivera in a goalless draw against Tampico Madero.[3] Ibáñez made his 100th league appearance in a loss versus Celaya.[3] Ibañez scored his first goal for them on 20 February, in a 2–0 win against Zacatepec.[7]

After netting seven goals in thirteen games in his first campaign, Ibáñez scored twenty-one times in the subsequent 2018–19 regular season which included a four-goal haul versus Celaya on 2 February 2019.[3][8] He subsequently netted two in six in the play-offs, which the club won after beating Dorados de Sinaloa over two legs to earn a spot in Liga MX while earning them their second consecutive title; he also ended the campaign as the division's top goalscorer.[3][9]

Atlético de Madrid[edit]

On 5 June 2019, Atlético de Madrid, who hold an ownership stake in Atlético San Luis, announced the signing of Ibáñez; effective from July.[10] He was immediately loaned back to the Mexican side on 1 July.[11][12]

Atlético San Luis loan[edit]

Ibáñez appeared for his Liga MX bow on 20 July 2019 in a home loss to UNAM.[3] He netted in an exhibition match against his parent team on 3 August, putting his side ahead before the La Liga club overturned the deficit to win.[3][13] Ibáñez scored fourteen goals across 2019–20, notably netting braces home and away against León.[3] He made his 200th career appearance on 6 November 2020 against Puebla.[3]

Pachuca[edit]

On 2021, he arrived to Pachuca, and became a key player to the Apertura 2022 season Liga MX championship, finishing the regular season as top goal scorer of the League.

Tigres UANL[edit]

On 18 January 2023, Ibáñez joined Tigres UANL.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 29 September 2023[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Comunicaciones 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 35 9 2 1 37 10
2016 19 6 19 6
2016–17 0 0
Total 54 15 2 1 56 16
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 2016–17 Primera División 30 7 4 1 2[a] 0 36 8
Gimnasia y Esgrima 2017–18 10 2 10 2
Total 40 9 4 1 2 0 46 10
Atlético San Luis 2017–18 Ascenso MX 13 7 13 7
2018–19 40 23 4 0 44 23
Total 53 30 4 0 57 30
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 0 0
2020–21 0 0
Total 0 0
Atlético San Luis (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 26 14 3 0 29 14
2020–21 29 13 29 13
Total 55 27 3 0 58 27
Pachuca 2021–22 Liga MX 38 17 0 0 38 17
2022–23 24 18 24 18
Total 62 35 0 0 62 35
Tigres UANL 2022–23 Liga MX 18 3 1 1 6 1 25 5
2023–24 7 2 4 0 11 2
Total 25 5 1 1 6 1 4 0 36 7
Career total 289 121 14 3 8 1 4 0 315 125
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours[edit]

Atlético San Luis

Pachuca

Tigres UANL

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nicolás Ibañez". Club Tigres (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez". World Football. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Nicolás Ibáñez profile". Soccerway. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez profile". BDFA. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Firmó Nicolás Ibañez". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Anuncia el Atlético de San Luis el fichaje del argentino Nicolás Ibañez". Marca. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ "En el Debut de Alfonso Sosa, Ganó Atlético de San Luis". Ascenso MX. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Atlético de San Luis golea a Celaya 4-1". El Sol de San Luis. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Atlético San Luis es el nuevo equipo de la Liga MX". Excélsior. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. ^ pelusa caligari.com/noticias/pelusa caligari-agree-deal-with-iatletico-de-san-luis-over-the-transfer-of-nicolas-ibanez "pelusa caligar agree deal with Atlético de San Luis over the transfer of Nicolás Ibáñez". pelusa caligari. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ pelusa caligari.com/noticias/nicolas-ibanez-axel-werner-to-join-atletico-de-san-luis-on-loan "Nicolás Ibáñez, Axel Werner to join Atlético de San Luis on loan". pelusa caligari. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ ""Todavía no caigo"". Olé. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Atleti comes back to earn win in Mexico". pelusa caligari. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  14. ^ @TigresOficial (18 January 2023). "¡Bienvenido a La U de Nuevo León, Nico Ibáñez!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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