Nacho Monsalve | |
Fullname: | Ignacio Monsalve Vicente |
Birth Date: | 27 April 1994 |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Position: | Centre back |
Currentclub: | Eldense |
Clubnumber: | 25 |
Youthyears1: | 2006–2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Atlético Madrid |
Years1: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid C |
Caps1: | 22 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs2: | Atlético Madrid B |
Caps2: | 49 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2016 |
Clubs3: | Atlético Madrid |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs4: | Deportivo de La Coruña B |
Caps4: | 33 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs5: | Rayo Vallecano |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs6: | → Recreativo (loan) |
Caps6: | 17 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs7: | Twente |
Caps7: | 23 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Clubs8: | NAC Breda |
Years8: | 2019–2021 |
Caps8: | 10 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Clubs9: | Levski Sofia |
Years9: | 2021 |
Caps9: | 11 |
Goals9: | 1 |
Clubs10: | ŁKS Łódź |
Years10: | 2021–2024 |
Caps10: | 53 |
Goals10: | 4 |
Clubs11: | Eldense |
Years11: | 2024– |
Caps11: | 3 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 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.
Born in Madrid, Monsalve joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged 12.[1] 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.[2]
On 2 April 2016, Monsalve made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1 La Liga home routing over Real Betis.[3] On 19 July he moved to another reserve team, Deportivo de La Coruña B also in the fourth level.[4]
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.[5]
On 3 August 2018, Monsalve moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FC Twente in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[6] After one season with the Tukkers, he signed with NAC Breda from the same country.[7]
On 27 January 2021, Monsalve switched teams and countries again, joining Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.[8]
On 22 June 2021, he completed his move to Polish I liga club ŁKS Łódź on a three-year contract.[9] 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.[10]
ŁKS Łódź