Ian Garguez
Chilean footballer
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Ian Alex Garguez Gómez (born 3 February 2005) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Palestino and the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Alex Garguez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Colina, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| 2020–2024 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Palestino | 42 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Chile U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chile | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Club career
As a youth player, Garguez was with Unión Española before joining the Palestino youth ranks.[2] He made his senior debut in the 1–2 away win against Audax Italiano for the Chilean Primera División on 1 June 2024[3] and signed his first professional contract on 13 September of the same year.[4]
International career
Garguez has represented Chile at under-20 level in friendlies[5] and the 2025 South American Championship,[6] where he suffered an appendicitis after the group stage.[7][8]
At senior level, Garguez received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay in September 2025.[9]
Style of play
A defender, Garguez can operate as a full-back, mainly on the right side of the field, or a centre-back.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 30 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |