Ignacio Lores Varela (born 26 April 1991) is a Uruguayan former footballer. He is a former Uruguay U20 international. Lores also holds Spanish passport.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Lores Varela[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo,[1] Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Defensor Sporting | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Palermo | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Bari (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vicenza (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Varese (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Pisa | 53 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Ascoli | 35 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Peñarol | 31 | (4) |
| 2020 | Wanderers | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Nacional | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Siena | 17 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Cittadella | 44 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Avellino | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | Taranto | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Uruguay U20 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 | |||
Career
editLores started his football career with Defensor Sporting, making his debut in the Uruguayan Primera División during the 2009–10 season. He made a total of 10 league appearances with the Montevideo-based club.
Palermo
editOn 9 July 2011, Lores signed a five-year deal with Italian side Palermo for €2.8 million.[3][4] He was given the number 26 jersey. Lores made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 home win against Bologna on 5 November, coming on as a first-half substitute, replacing the injured Abel Hernández early in the first half.[5] Ignacio started his first Serie A match for Palermo in a 0–0 draw against Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini on 4 December.
Loans to Botev Vratsa and CSKA Sofia
editOn 29 August 2012, he moved on loan to Bulgarian A PFG team Botev Vratsa. After eight appearances, on 1 February 2013, Lores was loaned out to another A PFG club CSKA Sofia for one-and-a-half year.[6] On 31 March, in a 3–0 home victory over Minyor Pernik, Lores assisted Martin Kamburov for the first goal in a game and later netted his first goal, scoring CSKA's second.[7] He finished the season with 20 appearances and one goal in the league, scored in the 19th day, and two appearances in the domestic cup.
Return to Palermo and Serie B loans
editHe returned to Palermo for the 2013–14 season and played his first game on 11 August 2013, on the occasion of the match in the second round of the Italian Cup, which he won 2–1 on Cremonese.
However, in January 2014, he moved on loan to Serie B side Bari, making eight appearances in total. On 12 September 2014, he was sent out on loan to another Serie B club, Vicenza, for the full 2014–15 season.[8][9]
He then signed for Pisa, winning a promotion to Serie B from Lega Pro under coach Gennaro Ivan Gattuso. In July 2017, he left Pisa after two seasons to join another Serie B club, Ascoli.
Peñarol
editIn July 2018, he returned to Uruguay, signing with Peñarol.[10]
Nacional
editAfter playing the Torneo Apertura with Montevideo Wanderers F.C., he signed with Club Nacional de Football until the end of the season 2020-2021.[11]
Siena
editHis contract with Siena was terminated by mutual consent on 25 January 2022.[12]
Cittadella
editOn 25 January 2022, he joined Serie B club Cittadella.[13]
Taranto
editOn 29 August 2024, Lores signed a two-season contract with Taranto.[14] He however announced his retirement just two months after joining Taranto, on 28 October.[15]
International career
editHe has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In May 2011, he won the Suwon Cup with Uruguay's National Under-20, playing all three games and scoring one goal – the first in the National – in the second game against Nigeria ended 2–2
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ignacio Lores at Soccerway
- ^ "Il Palermo gioca d'anticipo ed ecco Ignacio Lores Varela". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Official: Palermo sign Lores". football-italia.net. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Football transfers 2011: details of all the big moves in Europe". worldsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Palermo 3–1 Bologna". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Варела подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 1 February 2013.
- ^ "CSKA 3–0 Minyor" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 31 March 2013.
- ^ "LORES IN PRESTITO AL VICENZA" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Ignacio Lores Varela in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Peñarol: Ignacio Lores, proveniente del Ascoli de Italia, es la segunda alta" (in Spanish). Futbol Uy. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Nacional confirmara la llegada de Ignacio Lores" (in Spanish). The World News. 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Risoluzione con Nacho Varela" (in Italian). Siena. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "IGNACIO LORES VARELA" (in Italian). Cittadella. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "IGNACIO LORES VARELA È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLU" [IGNACIO LORES VARELA IS OFFICIALLY RED AND BLUE] (in Italian). Taranto. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Taranto, Lores Varela dice addio al calcio: un ritiro inaspettato nel pieno della stagione" (in Italian). NotiziarioCalcio.com. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
editIgnacio Lores at Soccerway