Ignacio Aliseda

Ignacio Santiago Aliseda (born 14 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chicago Fire .[2]

Ignacio Aliseda
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Santiago Aliseda[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger[1]
Club information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 7
Youth career
Defensa y Justicia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Defensa y Justicia 27 (2)
2020– Chicago Fire 20 (1)
National team
2019– Argentina U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:14, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Aliseda began his career with Defensa y Justicia.[2][3] He was moved into the club's first-team squad during the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División season.[2][4] After being an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina match with Argentinos Juniors and Copa Sudamericana ties with El Nacional and Banfield, Aliseda made his professional debut in a 2018 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen second leg encounter with Primera División counterparts Banfield.[2] He was substituted on for Fabián Bordagaray with twenty minutes left, which preceded him netting Defensa y Justicia's second goal of a 0–2 win in stoppage time.[2][5]

On 19 February 2020, Aliseda joined MLS side Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[6] His first appearance came in a 2–0 loss in the MLS is Back Tournament against the San Jose Earthquakes at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on 19 July, which was followed by a goal in his fourth game at home to FC Cincinnati on 25 August in MLS.[2]

International career

In March 2018, Aliseda received a call-up to the Argentina U19s.[7] In 2019, Aliseda made the U23s' final squad for the Pan American Games in Peru.[8] He featured in two fixtures as Argentina won the tournament.[2]

Career statistics
As of 17 December 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensa y Justicia 2018–19 Primera División 16110205[lower-alpha 1]100242
2019–20 11120000000131
Total 27230205100373
Chicago Fire 2020 Major League Soccer 20100——00201
Career total 47330205100574
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Argentina U23[9]

References
  1. "Plantel". Defensa y Justicia. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Argentina - I. Aliseda". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "Ficha Estadistica de IGNACIO ALISEDA". BDFA. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. "Doble victoria de Platense ante Defensa y Justicia". TyC Sports. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "Un debut soñado para Ignacio Aliseda". El Sol Noticias. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. "Chicago Fire FC acquire Argentina youth international Ignacio Aliseda as Young Designated Player | MLSsoccer.com".
  7. "Ignacio Aliseda convocado a la preselección Sub 19 de Argentina". Defensa y Justicia. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  9. "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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