Ian Alex Garguez Gómez (born 3 February 2005) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Palestino and the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Alex Garguez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Colina, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| 2020–2024 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Palestino | 42 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Chile U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chile | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editAs a youth player, Garguez was with Unión Española before joining the Palestino youth ranks.[2] He made his senior debut in the 1–2 away win against Audax Italiano for the Chilean Primera División on 1 June 2024[3] and signed his first professional contract on 13 September of the same year.[4]
International career
editGarguez has represented Chile at under-20 level in friendlies[5] and the 2025 South American Championship,[6] where he suffered an appendicitis after the group stage.[7][8]
At senior level, Garguez received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay in September 2025.[9]
Style of play
editA defender, Garguez can operate as a full-back, mainly on the right side of the field, or a centre-back.[10]
Career statistics
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Ian Garguez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Romo, Felipe (5 September 2024). ""A mi hijo lo echaron de Unión y en Palestino le abrieron las puertas; le ha costado salir adelante"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ @palestino; (1 June 2025). "Debut para Ian Garguez en Primera División 🤩✅" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Catalán, Fabio (13 September 2024). "IAN GARGUEZ FIRMÓ SU PRIMER CONTRATO PROFESIONAL". palestino.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ González, Diego (22 August 2025). "Ian Garguez tras amistoso de La Roja Sub 20 ante Palestino: "Nos afianzamos cada vez más para el Mundial"". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Viluñir Silva, Jp (4 February 2025). "Operado de emergencia: Chile pierde a figura en el Sudamericano Sub 20". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ian Garguez suma 1.108 minutos en Palestino y aspira al Mundial Sub 20". Losfanaticos.cl (in Spanish). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Zamorano, Javier (22 August 2025). "Sin jugadores de la Generación Dorada: La Roja anuncia nómina para últimas fechas de Eliminatorias". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Suárezz, Cristóbal (1 July 2025). "Sorprendió en Palestino: el prometedor lateral del fútbol chileno que fue ofrecido a Colo Colo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
External links
edit- Ian Garguez at Soccerway
- Ian Garguez at WorldFootball.net