Igor Lichnovsky

Igor Lichnovsky Osorio (born 7 March 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Chile national team as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lichnovsky and the second or maternal family name is Osorio.
Igor Lichnovsky
Lichnovsky in 2012
Personal information
Full name Igor Lichnovsky Osorio
Date of birth (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994
Place of birth Peñaflor, Chile
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2011 Universidad Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Universidad Chile 41 (4)
2014–2015 Porto B 41 (3)
2015–2017 Porto 0 (0)
2016 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 → Valladolid (loan) 18 (1)
2017–2018 Necaxa 34 (0)
2018– Cruz Azul 42 (1)
National team‡
2011 Chile U17 1 (0)
2013 Chile U20 11 (1)
2014– Chile 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2019

Club career

Universidad de Chile

Born in Peñaflor near Santiago to an Austrian-born father of German and Slovak descent,[1][2][3] Lichnovsky joined Club Universidad de Chile's at the age of 8. On 20 November 2011 he first appeared in the Campeonato Nacional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Club Deportivo Universidad Católica for the Clausura in which he was also voted as Man of the match.[4]

Lichnovsky scored his first goal as a professional on 29 April 2012, contributing to a 5–0 derby home win over Colo-Colo.[5]

Porto

Lichnovsky's good performances for both Universidad and the Chilean national youth teams attracted interest from English club Chelsea.[6] However, nothing came of it, and in late June 2014 he signed a four-year contract with FC Porto from Portugal, being initially assigned to the B-team.[7]

Lichnovsky played his first competitive match on 17 October 2015, in a 2–0 win at Varzim S.C. for the season's Taça de Portugal.[8] On 22 January of the following year he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón until June,[9] making his La Liga debut on 17 February by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against FC Barcelona.[10]

Lichnovsky returned to Spain on 2 August 2016, joining Segunda División team Real Valladolid on another loan,[11] and scored his first goal in the country on 3 September when he opened a 2–1 home win over Girona FC in the third minute.[12]

Mexico

On 21 June 2017, Lichnovsky moved to the third continent of his career by joining Club Necaxa.[13] He made his Liga MX debut on 24 July in a 2–0 win at Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz,[14] and was an ever-present over the season for the team from Aguascalientes City.

Lichnovsky transferred to Cruz Azul of the same league in May 2018.[15] He scored his first goal in Mexican football the following 31 March, to secure a 2–2 draw away to CF Monterrey.[16]

International career

Lichnovsky was capped by Chile at under-17 and under-20 levels. He participated with the latter in the 2013 South American Youth Championship, helping his team qualify to the 2013 FIFA World Cup in Turkey whilst acting as captain in both tournaments.[17][18]

Lichnovsky made his debut with the full side on 14 November 2014, playing the entire 5–0 friendly win with Venezuela at the Estadio CAP in Talcahuano.[19][20] He did not gain a second cap until 27 March 2018, in a goalless exhibition away to Denmark.[21]

Manager Reinaldo Rueda called Lichnovsky up for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[22] He made one substitute appearance for his competitive debut for the fourth-place finishers, as a 55th-minute replacement for Gary Medel in a 1–0 group loss to Uruguay in the Maracanã Stadium.[23]

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile

Necaxa

Cruz Azul

National

Chile

  • Copa America 4th place (copper medals):2019[24]
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References
  1. Campo, Carlo. "Sporting de Gijon signs Igor Lichnovsky on loan from Porto". theScore.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. Cuervo, Pablo García; Madrid; Boxer, Adapted by: Jeffrey; @jeffboxer (2016-04-23). "Igor Lichnovsky: the refugee footballer". MARCA English. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. "Promesa de la semana: Igor Lichnovsky" [Prospect of the week: Igor Lichnovsky] (in Spanish). Merca Fútbol. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "La "U" y Católica no se hicieron daño" ["U" and Católica were gentle to each other] (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  5. "U de Chile liquida por 5–0 a Colo Colo en el clásico chileno" [U de Chile finish Colo Colo 5–0 in Chilean classic] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. "Chelsea va por promesa de la "U"" [Chelsea go after "U" prospect]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  7. "FC Porto: Igor Lichnovsky é dragão por quatro épocas" [FC Porto: Igor Lichnovsky is a dragon for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. "Tello e André André mostraram o caminho" [Tello and André André showed the way] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  9. "Sporting de Gijón oficializa el fichaje de Igor Lichnovsky" [Sporting de Gijón make signing of Igor Lichnovsky official] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. "Sporting de Gijón 1–3 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  11. "El central Igor Lichnovsky llega cedido al Valladolid" [Stopper Igor Lichnovsky arrives on loan at Valladolid]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  12. "Igor Lichnovsky anotó su primer gol en España en triunfo de Valladolid" [Igor Lichnovsky scored his first goal in Spain in Valladolid's triumph]. El Gráfico Chile (in Spanish). 3 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  13. "Igor Lichnovsky llega para reforzar a Necaxa" [Igor Lichnovsky arrives to bolster Necaxa] (in Spanish). Club Necaxa. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  14. "Chilenos en México: Necaxa con Gallegos y Lichnovsky derrotó a domicilio al Veracruz" [Chileans in Mexico: Necaxa with Gallegos and Lichnovsky defeated Veracruz away] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  15. "Lichnovsky y Alvarado son nuevos jugadores de Cruz Azul" [Lichnovsky and Alvarado are new Cruz Azul players]. Milenio (in Spanish). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  16. "Lichnovsky no se dio cuenta si fue él quien anotó" [Lichnovsky did not realise that he had scored]. El Universal (in Spanish). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  17. "La Sub 20 recuperó a Igor Lichnovsky ante Paraguay" [The Under 20 recovered Igor Lichnovsky against Paraguay]. La Nación (in Spanish). 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  18. "Lichnovsky: "Demostramos solidez en todas nuestras líneas"" [Lichnovsky: "We displayed strength in every sector"] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  19. "Chile barre el suelo con Venezuela en amistoso 5–0" [Chile sweep floor with Venezuela in friendly 5–0] (in Spanish). A Todo Momento. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  20. "Chile 5–0 Venezuela" (in Spanish). Goal. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  21. Galdames, Raúl (20 March 2018). "Gary Medel volvería al mediocampo en la 'Roja' de Reinaldo Rueda" [Gary Medel would return to the 'Roja' midfield under Reinaldo Rueda] (in Spanish). BBCL. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  22. "Vidal, Sanchez head Chile Copa America squad". Business Standard. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  23. van der Spek, Boris (25 June 2019). "Chile Loses First Place in Group to Uruguay". Chile Today. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  24. https://copaamerica.com/en/regulations/
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