Ignacio Saavedra
Chilean footballer (born 1999)
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Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pino (born 12 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club Rubin Kazan.
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Saavedra with Universidad Católica in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pinto | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vitacura, Chile[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Universidad Católica | 135 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Sochi | 75 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Rubin Kazan | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chile U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chile | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Beginnings
Ignacio was born into a family linked to sports. At six years old, he started participating in the Colo-Colo Academy, and at 13 he moved to the youth ranks of rivals Universidad Católica. His talents quickly caught the attention of both club and nation, getting called up to the Chile U20 squad.[2]
Universidad Católica
After the arrival of the Spanish coach Beñat San José, Saavedra made his professional debut on August 4, 2018, in a match against Everton. He played 88 minutes in a 2–1 win. From there on, he has maintained a steady flux of starts in the defensive midfield position, amassing 131 official career appearances with the club.
Sochi
On 24 January 2024, Saavedra signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Sochi.[3]
Rubin Kazan
On 19 February 2026, Saavedra joined on loan to Rubin Kazan on a deal until the end of the 2025–26 season.[4] On 16 July 2026, Rubin made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Saavedra.[5]
International career
He represented Chile U17 at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, reaching the second stage and proving his reliability by playing all the matches.[6] At under-20 level, Saavedra represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[7]
At senior level, after being called up to some training microcycles by both Reinaldo Rueda[8] and Martín Lasarte,[9] making his international debut in the friendly match against Bolivia on 26 March 2021, at the 87th minute.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 October 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2018 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Primera División | 32 | 0 | — | 11[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Primera División | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Primera División | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Primera División | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 135 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 0 | ||
| Sochi | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian First League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 73 | 6 | |||
| Rubin Kazan (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Rubin Kazan | 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Club total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 219 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 6 | ||
- 1 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 1 in the Copa Sudamericana
- 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 6 in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- 4 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
International
- As of 30 March 2026.[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Chile | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |