Ignacio Arce

Ignacio Mauricio Jesús Arce (born 8 April 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Unión Santa Fe.[1]

Ignacio Arce

Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Mauricio Jesús Arce
Date of birth	8 April 1992
Place of birth	Paraná, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Unión Santa Fe
Youth career
	Unión Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–	Unión Santa Fe	4	(0)
2012–2013	→ Deportivo Merlo (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2015	→ Atlético Paraná (loan)	52	(0)
2016–2017	→ Crucero del Norte (loan)	49	(0)
2017–2019	→ San Martín (loan)	31	(0)
2019	→ Instituto (loan)	11	(0)
2019–2020	→ San Martín (loan)	21	(1)
National team
2009	Argentina U17	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:05, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Arce started in Primera B Nacional with Unión Santa Fe.[1][2] His debut arrived on 24 September 2010 during a 0–2 loss to Patronato, in a season where he was an unused substitute twenty-three times.[1][3] On 11 July 2012, Deportivo Merlo loaned Arce.[1] He featured in four games in 2012–13.[1] 2014 saw Arce join Atlético Paraná of Torneo Federal A.[1] They were promoted in his opening year, in which he featured nineteen times.[1] He remained for the 2015 Primera B Nacional campaign.[1][4] For the next two seasons, Arce spent time with fellow second tier side Crucero del Norte.[1][5] Forty-nine appearances followed.[1]

He was loaned out for a fourth time on 31 July 2017, joining San Martín.[1] His first appearance came on 16 September in Primera B Nacional versus Ferro Carril Oeste.[1] 2017–18 ended with promotion to the Primera División.[1] He participated in nine matches in the first half of 2018–19, though Arce returned to Unión Santa Fe in January 2019 and subsequently left on loan once more to Instituto.[6][7] In July 2019, Arce again left Unión on loan as he agreed terms on a return to San Martín.[1] He scored the first goal of his senior career on 24 November, netting a stoppage time equaliser against ex-club Instituto at home.[1][8]

International career

Arce was selected by the Argentina U17s for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.[1] He appeared in one fixture, a final matchday group defeat to the hosts on 30 October.[1] He also went to the 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship but didn't play.[9] In November 2010, he trained with the U20s ahead of the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru though wasn't picked in the tournament squad.[10]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión Santa Fe	2010–11	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2011–12	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	3	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2015	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Deportivo Merlo (loan)	2012–13	Primera B Nacional	4	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Atlético Paraná (loan)	2014	Torneo Federal A	13	0	0	0	—		—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2015	Primera B Nacional	39	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	39	0
	Total		52	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0	58	0
Crucero del Norte (loan)	2016	Primera B Nacional	7	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	8	0
	2016–17		42	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	42	0
	Total		49	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	49	0
San Martín (loan)	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	24	0	0	0	—		—		5[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
	2018–19	Primera División	7	0	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
	Total		31	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0	38	0
Instituto (loan)	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	11	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
San Martín (loan)	2019–20		21	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	22	1
Career total			172	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	188	1

1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

References

1. "Argentina - I. Arce". Soccerway. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
2. "Ficha Estadistica de Ignacio Arce". BDFA. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
3. "Ignacio Arce, la alegría del arco". Uno Entre Rios. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
4. "Tras dos excelentes Temporadas, Ignacio Arce no continuaría en Atlético Paraná". Super Deportivo. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
5. "El paranaense Ignacio Arce es el nuevo refuerzo de Crucero del Norte". Super Deportivo. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
6. "Ignacio Arce, Paqui Costa y Marcos Figueroa, dejaron de pertenecer a San Martín". Tucumán Noticias. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
7. "Ignacio Arce es refuerzo albirrojo". Instituto. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
8. "Qué dijeron los medios nacionales del gol de Ignacio Arce". El Tucumano. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
9. "Ignacio Arce fue convocado a la selección para jugar el Sudamericano Sub 17". El Litoral. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
10. "Funes Mori, Mauro Díaz y Michael Hoyos convocados al Sub 20". La Nación. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

External links

• Ignacio Arce at Soccerway