Nacho Monsalve

Nacho Monsalve
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Monsalve Vicente
Date of birth (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 30)
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
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monsalve and the second or maternal family name is Vicente.

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

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

ŁKS Łódź

References

  1. ^ Nacho Monsalve at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Torres y Monsalves" [Torres and Monsalves] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Nacho Monsalve tekent bij FC Twente: 'Een grote club, ook in Spanje'" (in Dutch). Tubantia. 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ "NAC versterkt zich met verdediger Nacho Monsalve". www.nac.nl. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Левски подписа с Начо Монсалве". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ Nacho Monsalve piłkarzem ŁKS-u. 90minut. 2021-06-22.
  11. ^ "Jednego wyrzucają, drugi sam odszedł. Kolejne kłopoty beniaminka Ekstraklasy". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Mistrzowie pierwszej ligi po raz drugi" (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.