Nacho Pais

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pais and the second or maternal family name is Mayán.
Nacho Pais
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Pais Mayán
Date of birth (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 5
Youth career
Racing Club
2018–2019 Diocesano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 La Solana 15 (0)
2020–2021 Cartagena B 29 (0)
2021–2022 Antequera 31 (1)
2022–2023 Cartagena B 31 (2)
2022–2023 Cartagena 1 (0)
2023–2024 Antequera 24 (0)
2024– Cherno More 10 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Ignacio "Nacho" Pais Mayán (born 30 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Cherno More Varna.

Club career

Born in Quilmes, Pais represented Racing Club as a youth before moving to Spain in 2018. After finishing his formation with CD Diocesano, he signed for Tercera División side CF La Solana on 7 August 2019.[1]

On 23 December 2019, after becoming a regular starter, Pais moved to FC Cartagena and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.[2] On 20 July 2021, he signed for Segunda División RFEF side Antequera CF.[3]

On 10 August 2022, Pais returned to Cartagena and its B-team.[4] He made his debut with the main squad on 10 September, coming on as a late substitute for Pablo de Blasis in a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Albacete Balompié.[5]

References

  1. ^ "La Solana ficha a Nacho País, ex-capitán de la selección argentina sub-17" [La Solana sign Nacho País, former captain of the Argentina under-17 national team] (in Spanish). Lanza Digital. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Nacho País y Douglas abandonan el CF La Solana, que busca un delantero" [Nacho País and Douglas leave CF La Solana, which search for a forward] (in Spanish). Lanza Digital. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "El Antequera C.F. ficha Nacho País, excapitán de la selección argentina Sub-17" [Antequera C.F. sign Nacho País, former captain of the Argentina under-17 national team]. Cadena SER (in Spanish). Andalucía Centro. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ "El capitán regresa a casa, Nacho Pais vuelve para dirigir el centro del campo del FC Cartagena 'B'" [The captain returns home, Nacho Pais returns to manage the centre of midfield of FC Cartagena 'B'] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Un cañonazo de Mikel Rico derriba el muro del Albacete" [A bullet from Mikel Rico brings down the wall of Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.