Ignacio Avilés

Ignacio Lautaro Avilés Rodríguez (born May 23, 1992), is an Uruguayan–Chilean[1] footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Uruguayan side Club Sportivo Cerrito.

Ignacio Avilés
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Lautaro Avilés Rodríguez
Date of birth (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cerrito
Youth career
0000–2011 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 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 Uruguay U17 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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]

On 2021 he returned to his native country and joined Cerrito, which was recently promoted to Uruguayan Primera División.[5]

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 Avilés,[1] who is a professional footballer that has taken part in a training microcycle of Chile U20.[6]

References
  1. "Ignacio Avilés, el mundialista Sub 17 con Uruguay que tiene chances de jugar en Chile" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Ignacio Avilés nuevo extranjero de los aurinegros" (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. "El rendimiento de Fuerza Amarilla, el primer equipo descendido a la Serie B de la LigaPro" (in Spanish). El Universo. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. "Ignacio Avilés, el mundialista con Uruguay que jugará en San Marcos de Arica" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. "Las altas y bajas del fútbol uruguayo para la temporada 2021" (in Spanish). ESPN. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. "Neira y Avilés fueron nominados a "Roja" Sub 20" (in Spanish). Diario Concepción. 21 February 2020.



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