Ignacio "Nacho" Monsalve Vicente (born 27 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club ŁKS Łódź.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Monsalve joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged 12. He made his debut as a senior with the C-team in the 2013–14 campaign, in Tercera División.

Nacho Monsalve

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.

Nacho Monsalve

On 2 April 2016, Monsalve made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1 La Liga home routing over Real Betis. On 19 July he moved to another reserve team, Deportivo de La Coruña B also in the fourth level.

Nacho Monsalve

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.

On 3 August 2018, Monsalve moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for FC Twente in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. After one season with the Tukkers, he signed with NAC Breda from the same country.

On 27 January 2021, Monsalve switched teams and countries again, joining Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.

On 22 June 2021, he completed his move to Polish I liga club ŁKS Łódź, signing the 3-year contract.

Honours

ŁKS Łódź

I liga: 2022–23

References

External links

1994 births

Living people

Footballers from Madrid

Spanish men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

La Liga players

Segunda División B players

Tercera División players

Eerste Divisie players

I liga players

Atlético Madrid C players

Atlético Madrid B players

Atlético Madrid footballers

Deportivo Fabril players

Rayo Vallecano players

Recreativo de Huelva players

FC Twente players

NAC Breda players

ŁKS Łódź players

Spanish expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Expatriate men's footballers in Poland

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands