Ignacio Avilés
Uruguayan-Chilean footballer (born 1992)
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Ignacio Lautaro Avilés Rodríguez (born May 23, 1992), is an Uruguayan–Chilean[1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian club Africando SC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Lautaro Avilés Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | May 23, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Africando SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danubio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Danubio | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Miramar Misiones (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Villa Española | 50 | (0) |
| 2017 | Progreso | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Fuerza Amarilla | 13+ | (1+) |
| 2020–2021 | San Marcos | 24 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cerrito | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Unión San Felipe | 47 | (0) |
| 2024 | Colón FC | 22 | (0) |
| 2025 | Durazno | – | (–) |
| 2025– | Africando SC | – | (–) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Uruguay U17 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 November 2009 | |||
Club career
After playing for clubs in his native country, on 2018 he joined Ecuadorian Serie B side Fuerza Amarilla,[2] getting promotion to 2019 Serie A and being immediately relegated to 2020 Serie B.[3] So, on 2020 he moved to Chile using his dual nationality and joined Primera B side San Marcos de Arica.[4]
In 2021 he returned to his native country and joined Cerrito, which was recently promoted to Uruguayan Primera División.[5]
In 2022–23, he played for Chilean club Unión San Felipe.[6]
In 2024, he returned to Uruguay and signed with Colón FC in the second level.[7]
International career
He represented Uruguay U17 at the 2009 South American U-17 Championship – where Uruguay reached the third place – and at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Personal life
Due to his father is Chilean, he holds dual nationality – Uruguayan and Chilean – along with his younger brother Joaquín,[1] who is a professional footballer that has taken part in a training microcycle of Chile U20.[8]
