Nacho Pais
Argentine footballer
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Ignacio "Nacho" Pais Mayán (born 30 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Banfield.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Pais Mayán | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Banfield | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| 2018–2019 | Diocesano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | La Solana | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cartagena B | 29 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Antequera | 31 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Cartagena B | 31 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Cartagena | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Antequera | 24 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Cherno More | 14 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Danubio | 14 | (0) |
| 2026– | Banfield | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 15 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Quilmes, Pais represented Racing Club as a youth before moving to Spain in 2018. After finishing his formation with CD Diocesano, he signed for Tercera División side CF La Solana on 7 August 2019.[1]
On 23 December 2019, after becoming a regular starter, Pais moved to FC Cartagena and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.[2] On 20 July 2021, he signed for Segunda División RFEF side Antequera CF.[3]
On 10 August 2022, Pais returned to Cartagena and its B-team.[4] He made his debut with the main squad on 10 September, coming on as a late substitute for Pablo de Blasis in a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Albacete Balompié.[5]
