Nacho Monsalve

Nacho Monsalve

Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Monsalve Vicente
Date of birth	27 April 1994
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Atlético Madrid B
Youth career
2006–2013	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–2014	Atlético Madrid C	22	(2)
2014–	Atlético Madrid B	41	(5)
2016–	Atlético Madrid	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Ignacio "Nacho" Monsalve Vicente (born 27 April 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid B as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Monsalve joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged 12.^[1] 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.^[2]

On 2 April 2016 Monsalve made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1 La Liga home routing over Real Betis.^[3]

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Torres y Monsalves" [Torres and Monsalves] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

External links

• Nacho Monsalve profile at BDFutbol
• Nacho Monsalve profile at Soccerway