| Ignacio Laquintana | |
| Fullname: | Ignacio Jesús Laquintana Marsico |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Paysandú, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Santos (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino) |
| Clubnumber: | 66 |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventud Unida de Paysandú |
| Youthclubs2: | Defensor Sporting |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Defensor Sporting |
| Caps1: | 64 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Peñarol |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 21:49, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
Ignacio Jesús Laquintana Marsico (born 1 February 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brazilian club Santos, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.
Born in Paysandú, Laquintana played for the youth sides of hometown club CA Juventud Unida before joining Defensor Sporting. At the latter's youth sides, he underwent two heart surgeries after having heart problems detected in examinations.[2] [3]
Laquintana made his professional debut with Defensor on 8 September 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Matías Santos and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Cerro.[4] He finished his first year with two goals in five appearances.
In the following two seasons, Laquintana was regularly used for Defensor, and played in the 2019 Copa Libertadores with the club. On 16 April 2021, he agreed to a deal with Peñarol, but the move fell through.[5]
On 24 August 2021, Laquintana signed a contract with Peñarol.[6] He won the 2021 Primera División and the 2022 Supercopa Uruguaya with the club, scoring five goals in the 2022 season.[7]
On 4 April 2023, Laquintana moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with Red Bull Bragantino of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[8] He broke his ankle on his second match for the club,[9] spending three months sidelined[10] and only playing another match in September.
Laquintana only featured in four matches for Braga during the 2023 season, before starting to feature more regularly in the following year. He scored his first goal abroad on 17 February 2024, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against São Paulo.
On 2 September 2024, Laquintana was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Santos until the end of the year.[11] He made his debut for the club five days later, starting in a 1–0 away win over Brusque.
Laquintana represented Uruguay at under-20 level in friendlies in 2018.[12] On 18 March 2024, he was called up to the full side by manager Marcelo Bielsa for two friendlies against the Basque Country and Ivory Coast.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | State league | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Defensor Sporting | 2018 | Primera División | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 31 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||||
| 2020 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 64 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 9 | ||||||
| Peñarol | 2021 | Primera División | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 35 | 5 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |||||
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 59 | 8 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 69 | 8 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2023 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| Santos (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 147 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 19 | |||
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