Ignacio Lago Explained

Ignacio Lago should not be confused with Ignacio Lugo.

Ignacio Lago
Fullname:Manuel Ignacio Lago
Birth Date:5 August 2002
Birth Place:Isidro Casanova, Argentina[1]
Height:1.72m
Position:Left winger, forward
Currentclub:San Martín SJ
(on loan from Talleres)
Youthclubs1:Almirante Brown
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Almirante Brown
Caps1:31
Goals1:3
Years2:2020–
Clubs2:Talleres
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:2021
Clubs3:Tlaxcala (loan)
Caps3:16
Goals3:5
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:San Martín SJ (loan)
Caps4:5
Goals4:1
Club-Update:18:11, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Manuel Ignacio Lago (born 5 August 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for San Martín SJ, on loan from Talleres de Córdoba.[2]

Career

Lago is a product of Almirante Brown's youth system.[3] He made the move into senior football at the age of fifteen, featuring off the substitutes four times in the 2017–18 season.[2] [4] His debut arrived on 10 February 2018 versus Atlanta, as he was substituted in on eighty-four minutes to become Almirante Brown's youngest ever debutant in competitive football; aged fifteen years, six months and five days to surpass Jonathan Casasola's record as a sixteen-year-old from 2009.[1] In his sixth appearance, on 17 March 2019, Lago scored his first senior goal in a victory over Colegiales.[2] [5] [6] Overall, he scored three goals in thirty-one games for them.[2]

On 11 September 2020, Lago completed a transfer to Primera División side Talleres.[2] [7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almirante Brown2017–18Primera B Metropolitana40000040
2018–1971000071
2019–202020000202
Total3130000313
Talleres2020–21Primera División0000000000
Career total313000000313

Notes and References

  1. News: El histórico debut de Ignacio Lago: "Sentí una emoción terrible". 25 April 2019. El1Digital. 11 February 2018.
  2. News: García. Hugo. 14 July 2021. Cristian Ojeda e Ignacio Lago llegaron a Tlaxcala desde Talleres; qué dice el DT alterno y exBelgrano Sebastián Lencina. lavoz.com.ar. 8 July 2021.
  3. News: El talento de 15 años que debutó en la Reserva. 25 April 2019. El1Digital. 8 November 2011.
  4. News: Ficha Estadistica de MANUEL LAGO. 25 April 2019. BDFA.
  5. News: El pibe de Almirante. 25 April 2019. Solo Ascenso. 18 March 2019.
  6. News: Ignacio Lago: "Siempre soñé con esto". 25 April 2019. El1Digital. 19 March 2019.
  7. News: Ignacio Lago, nuevo refuerzo de Talleres. 14 September 2020. Talleres. 11 September 2020.