Igor Lichnovsky
Chilean footballer (born 1994)
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Igor Lichnovsky Osorio (born 7 March 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.
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Lichnovsky in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Igor Lichnovsky Osorio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Peñaflor, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Universidad de 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) |
| 2018–2020 | Cruz Azul | 62 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Al Shabab | 41 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Tigres UANL | 46 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → América (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | América | 9 | (1) |
| 2026– | Fatih Karagümrük | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Chile U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2014– | Chile | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:33, 16 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:26, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Universidad de Chile
Born in Peñaflor near Santiago to an Austrian father of German and Slovak descent,[3][4][5] Lichnovsky joined Club Universidad de Chile at the age of 8. On 20 November 2011 he first appeared in the Primera División, 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 Player of the match.[6]
Lichnovsky scored his first goal as a professional on 29 April 2012, contributing to a 5–0 derby home win over Colo-Colo.[7]
Porto
Lichnovsky's good performances for both Universidad and the Chilean national youth teams attracted interest from English club Chelsea.[8] 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.[9]
Lichnovsky played his first competitive match on 17 October 2015, in a 2–0 win at Varzim S.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[10] On 22 January of the following year he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón until June,[11] making his La Liga debut on 17 February by featuring the entire 1–3 home loss against FC Barcelona.[12]
On 2 August 2016, Lichnovsky returned to Spain, joining Segunda División team Real Valladolid on another loan.[13] He scored his only goal in the country on 3 September when he opened a 2–1 home victory over Girona FC in the third minute.[14]
Mexico
On 21 June 2017, Lichnovsky moved to the third continent of his career by joining Club Necaxa.[15] He made his Liga MX debut on 24 July in a 2–0 win at C.D. Veracruz,[16] and was ever-present over the season for the team from Aguascalientes City.
Lichnovsky transferred to Cruz Azul of the same league in May 2018.[17] He scored his first goal in Mexican football the following 31 March, to secure a 2–2 draw away to C.F. Monterrey.[18]
Later career
On 10 October 2020, Lichnovsky signed with Al Shabab Club of the Saudi Pro League.[19] In January 2022, he returned to Mexico with Tigres UANL, being loaned to fellow top-tier side Club América in September 2023[20] and bought outright by the latter in July 2024.[21]
On 6 February 2026, Lichnovsky joined Turkish Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük S.K. on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[22][23]
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.[24][25]
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.[26][27] He did not make his second appearance until 27 March 2018, in a goalless exhibition away to Denmark.[28]
Manager Reinaldo Rueda called Lichnovsky up for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[29] He played one match as a substitute for his competitive debut for the fourth-place finishers, as a 55th-minute replacement for Gary Medel in a 1–0 group loss against Uruguay in the Maracanã Stadium.[30]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2011 | Chilean Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Chilean Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Chilean Primera División | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Porto B | 2014–15 | Liga Portugal 2 | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 3 | — | — | — | 41 | 3 | |||||
| Porto | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2015–16 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Valladolid (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Nexaca | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga MX | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 76 | 2 | |||
| Al Shabab | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 3 | ||||
| Tigres UANL | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| América (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 34 | 2 | — | 7[g] | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| América | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[h] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga MX | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3[i] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | — | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 325 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 17 | ||
- Includes Copa Chile, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, King's Cup, Copa MX
- Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Pre-Libertadores tournament
- Appearance in Taça da Liga
- Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Supercopa MX
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Campeón de Campeones
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[33]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
Universidad de Chile
Necaxa
Cruz Azul
- Copa MX: Apertura 2018
- Supercopa MX: 2019
- Leagues Cup: 2019
UANL
América
