Nicolás Ibáñez (footballer, born 1994)

Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez (born 23 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis, on loan from Atlético Madrid.[1]

Not to be confused with Nicolás Ibáñez (footballer, born 1992).

Nicolás Ibáñez

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez
Date of birth	(1994-08-23) 23 August 1994
Place of birth	Venado Tuerto, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre-forward[2]
Club information
Current team	Atlético San Luis (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number	9
Youth career
2014–2015	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Comunicaciones	54	(15)
2016–2017	→ Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)	30	(7)
2017	Gimnasia y Esgrima	10	(2)
2018–2019	Atlético San Luis	47	(28)
2019–	Atlético Madrid	0	(0)
2019–	→ Atlético San Luis (loan)	31	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:10, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Comunicaciones

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

Gimnasia y Esgrima

On 1 August 2016, Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima loaned Ibáñez.[4] He scored on his Gimnasia y Esgrima debut during a win over Vélez Sarsfield.[1]

A year after joining the club, Gimnasia y Esgrima signed Ibáñez permanently after seven goals in thirty matches.[1] He scored two goals in the first match following in a 4–4 draw away to Defensa y Justicia.[1]

Atlético San Luis

Nine appearances later, Ibáñez left Gimnasia y Esgrima in January 2018 as he joined Ascenso MX team Atlético San Luis.[5] He made his Mexican football debut on 19 January, coming on as a substitute for Pablo Olivera in a goalless draw against Tampico Madero.[1] Ibáñez made his 100th league appearance in a loss versus Celaya.[1] Ibañez scored his first goal for them on 20 February, in a 2–0 win against Zacatepec.[6]

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.[1][7] 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.[1][8]

Atlético Madrid

On 5 June 2019, Atlético Madrid of La Liga, who hold an ownership stake in Atlético San Luis, announced the signing of Ibáñez; effective from July.[9] He was immediately loaned back to the Mexican side on 1 July.[10][11]

Atlético San Luis loan

Ibáñez appeared for his Liga MX bow on 20 July 2019 in a home loss to UNAM.[1] 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.[1][12]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2019.[1]

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	—		0	0	37	10
	2016		19	6	0	0	—		0	0	19	6
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		54	15	2	1	—		0	0	56	16
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)	2016–17	Primera División	30	7	4	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	36	8
Gimnasia y Esgrima	2017–18		10	2	0	0	—		0	0	10	2
	Total		40	9	4	1	2	0	0	0	46	10
Atlético San Luis	2017–18	Ascenso MX	13	7	0	0	—		0	0	13	7
	2018–19		34	21	4	0	—		6[lower-alpha 2]	2	44	23
	Total		47	28	4	0	—		6	2	57	30
Atlético Madrid	2019–20	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atlético San Luis	2019–20	Liga MX	11	6	2	0	—		0	0	13	6
Career total			152	58	12	2	2	0	6	2	172	62

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in the Ascenso MX play-offs

Honours

Atlético San Luis[8]

• Ascenso MX: Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019

Individual[1]

• Ascenso MX Top Scorer: Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019

References

1. "Nicolás Ibáñez profile". Soccerway. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
2. "Nicolás Ibáñez". World Football. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
3. "Nicolás Ibáñez profile". BDFA. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
4. "Firmó Nicolás Ibañez". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
5. "Anuncia el Atlético de San Luis el fichaje del argentino Nicolás Ibañez". Marca. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
6. "En el Debut de Alfonso Sosa, Ganó Atlético de San Luis". Ascenso MX. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
7. "Atlético de San Luis golea a Celaya 4-1". El Sol de San Luis. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
8. "Atlético San Luis es el nuevo equipo de la Liga MX". Excélsior. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
9. "Atlético de Madrid agree deal with Atlético de San Luis over the transfer of Nicolás Ibáñez". Atlético Madrid. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
10. "Nicolás Ibáñez, Axel Werner to join Atlético de San Luis on loan". Atlético Madrid. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
11. ""Todavía no caigo"". Olé. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
12. "Atleti comes back to earn win in Mexico". Atlético Madrid. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links

• Nicolás Ibáñez at Soccerway
• Ascenso MX profile