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]

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)
2017–2018Recreativo (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

Club career

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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

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ŁKS Łódź

References

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  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.
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