Alex Ibacache
{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Ibacache|Mora|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Ibacache
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Alex Matías Ibacache Mora
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Quillota, Chile
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Everton
(on loan from Belgrano)
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Everton
| years1 = 2018–2023 | clubs1 = Everton | caps1 = 60 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Cobreloa (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → Curicó Unido (loan) | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = → San Lorenzo (loan) | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Belgrano | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = → Everton (loan) | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Chile U20
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Chile U23
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Chile
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Cochabamba|}}
| club-update = 11 August 2024
| ntupdate = 31 May 2022
}}
Alex Matías Ibacache Mora (born 11 January 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as left back for Everton de Viña del Mar on loan from Argentine side Belgrano.
Club career
In 2023, he joined Argentine side San Lorenzo on loan from Everton on a deal for one year with an option to buy.{{cite web |last1=León |first1=Rafael |title=De Viña a Buenos Aires: Alex Ibacache es nuevo refuerzo de San Lorenzo |url=https://redgol.cl/internacional/De-Vina-a-Buenos-Aires-Alex-Ibacache-es-nuevo-refuerzo-de-San-Lorenzo--20230110-0168.html |website=RedGol |access-date=11 January 2023 |language=es |date=10 January 2023}} After issues with San Lorenzo, he ended his contract with both them and Everton and joined Belgrano on a deal until December 2025.{{cite web |title=Everton confirmó que Alex Ibacache es el nuevo refuerzo de Club Atlético Belgrano |url=https://www.soychile.cl/valparaiso/deportes/2023/03/23/804491/alex-ibacache-belgrano-cordoba.html |website=SoyChile |access-date=24 March 2023 |language=es |date=23 March 2023}} In August 2024, he returned to Everton on loan.{{cite news |last1=Huerta |first1=Rodrigo |title=Everton sorprende en el mercado: chileno retorna desde Argentina y también ficha a un goleador |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/everton-sorprende-en-el-mercado-chileno-retorna-desde-argentina-y-tambien-ficha-a-un-goleador-n/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=11 August 2024 |language=es}}
International career
At under-20 level, Ibacache represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,{{cite web |last1=Bravo |first1=Nicolás |title=El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018 |url=https://www.encancha.cl/seleccion/la-rojita/2022/9/28/el-presente-de-los-jugadores-de-la-roja-que-lograron-la-medalla-de-oro-en-los-juegos-suramericanos-2018-180975.html |website=www.encancha.cl |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=es |date=28 September 2022}} and the 2019 South American Championship.
Personal life
His brother, Lucas Andrés, is a footballer from the San Luis de Quillota youth system who emigrated to Albania joining KF Butrinti in 2023 and KF Maliqi in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Fernández |first1=Daniel |title=Descubrieron al único chileno que juega en Albania: “Voy por el empate” |url=https://www.encancha.cl/seleccion/la-roja/2024/03/22/descubrieron-al-unico-chileno-que-juega-en-albania-voy-por-el-empate/ |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=En Cancha |date=22 March 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Sánchez |first1=Francisco |title=Su hermano jugó en la Roja y se fue a probar suerte al fútbol de Albania: “Hablan mucho de Vidal y Alexis” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/su-hermano-jugo-en-la-roja-y-se-fue-a-probar-suerte-a-albania-hablan-de-vidal-y-alexis-n/#:~:text=Se%20trata%20de%20Lucas%20Ibacache,del%20rival%20de%20la%20Roja. |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=22 March 2024 |language=es}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|9 September 2020}} {{Soccerway|matias-ibacache/535538|accessdate=9 September 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3" |Everton
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Primera |8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| colspan="2" |Total||20||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||23||0 | |||||||||
| Cobreloa (loan) |2019 |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Curicó Unido (loan) |2020 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Total career
!29 | 1 | 3Appearances in the Copa Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
;Notes
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=International=
{{updated|match played 30 January 2020}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | ||||
| National team | Year | Competition | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile U20
|2019 | U20 South American Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4" |Chile U23
|2019 | Maurice Revello Tournament | 2 | 0 | |
| [https://chile.as.com/chile/2019/09/09/futbol/1568063795_563824.html 2019] | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||4||0 | ||||
| colspan=3|Total career||7||0 |
Honours
Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|matias-ibacache/535538}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibacache, Alex}}
Category:Footballers from Quillota
Category:Chilean men's footballers
Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen
Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Chile men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Chile men's international footballers
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Primera B de Chile players
Category:Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
Category:C.D. Cobreloa footballers
Category:Curicó Unido footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Category:Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:South American Games gold medalists for Chile
Category:South American Games medalists in football
Category:Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
Category:South American Games competitors for Chile
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