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Ignacio Lores
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] CareerLores 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. PalermoOn 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 SofiaOn 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 loansHe 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. PeñarolIn July 2018, he returned to Uruguay, signing with Peñarol.[10] NacionalAfter 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] SienaHis contract with Siena was terminated by mutual consent on 25 January 2022.[12] CittadellaOn 25 January 2022, he joined Serie B club Cittadella.[13] TarantoOn 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 careerHe 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
External linksIgnacio Lores at Soccerway |
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