Ignacio "Nacho" Monsalve Vicente (born 27 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club ŁKS Łódź.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ignacio Monsalve Vicente | ||
Date of birth | (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | ŁKS Łódź | ||
Number | 4 | ||
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– | ŁKS Łódź | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 28 May 2022 (UTC) |
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, signing the 3-year contract.[10]