Nacho Monsalve
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Monsalve Vicente | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eldense | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Madrid C | 22 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Atlético Madrid B | 49 | (5) |
| 2016 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo de La Coruña B | 33 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Recreativo (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Twente | 23 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | NAC Breda | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | ŁKS Łódź | 53 | (4) |
| 2024– | Eldense | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Ignacio "Nacho" Monsalve Vicente (born 27 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Segunda División club Eldense.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Madrid, Monsalve joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged 12.[2] He made his debut as a senior with the C-team in the 2013–14 campaign, in Tercera División.
Monsalve was promoted to the reserves in June 2014, also making the pre-season with the first team. In March 2016, after the injuries of Diego Godín, José Giménez and Stefan Savić, he was promoted to the main squad.[3]
On 2 April 2016, Monsalve made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1 La Liga home routing over Real Betis.[4] On 19 July he moved to another reserve team, Deportivo de La Coruña B also in the fourth level.[5]
On 24 August 2017, Monsalve signed for Segunda División side Rayo Vallecano, being immediately loaned to Recreativo de Huelva in Segunda División B for one year.[6]
On 3 August 2018, Monsalve moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FC Twente in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[7] After one season with the Tukkers, he signed with NAC Breda from the same country.[8]
On 27 January 2021, Monsalve switched teams and countries again, joining Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.[9]
On 22 June 2021, he completed his move to Polish I liga club ŁKS Łódź on a three-year contract.[10] Monsalve made 13 Ekstraklasa appearances in the 2023–24 season before returning to Spain on 4 January 2024, signing a half-year deal with Eldense.[11]
Honours
[edit]ŁKS Łódź
References
[edit]- ^ Nacho Monsalve at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "La cantera del campeón, en la pretemporada" [The champion's cantera, in the pre-season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Nacho Monsalve, preparado ante las bajas del primer equipo" [Nacho Monsalve, ready over the injuries of the first team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Torres y Monsalves" [Torres and Monsalves] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Nacho Monsalve refuerza la zaga del Fabril" [Nacho Monsalve bolsters the defence of Fabril] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "El Rayo ficha a Nacho Monsalve y lo cede al Recreativo" [Rayo sign Nacho Monsalve and loan him to Recreativo] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Nacho Monsalve tekent bij FC Twente: 'Een grote club, ook in Spanje'" (in Dutch). Tubantia. 3 August 2018.
- ^ "NAC versterkt zich met verdediger Nacho Monsalve". www.nac.nl. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Левски подписа с Начо Монсалве". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Nacho Monsalve piłkarzem ŁKS-u. 90minut. 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Jednego wyrzucają, drugi sam odszedł. Kolejne kłopoty beniaminka Ekstraklasy". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Mistrzowie pierwszej ligi po raz drugi" (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nacho Monsalve at BDFutbol
- Nacho Monsalve at Soccerway
- Nacho Monsalve at WorldFootball.net
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Madrid
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Eerste Divisie players
- I liga players
- Atlético Madrid C players
- Atlético Madrid B players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Deportivo Fabril players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- FC Twente players
- NAC Breda players
- ŁKS Łódź players
- CD Eldense footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland