Nacho Monsalve

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Nacho Monsalve

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]

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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 14
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 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2025
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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

ŁKS Łódź

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