Ignacio Abraham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Ignacio Abraham | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Arroyito, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Banfield (on loan from Estudiantes de Río Cuarto) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventud Unida | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Juventud Unida | 51 | (0) |
| 2022– | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | 52 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Chaco For Ever (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Banfield (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Syria | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:12, 4 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:24, 24 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luis Ignacio Abraham (born 12 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Banfield in the Argentine Primera División, on loan from Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. Born in Argentina, he represents the Syria national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Arroyito in Córdoba Province, Abraham began his career at Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú in the third-tier Torneo Federal A, before playing for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and Chaco For Ever one division higher in the Primera Nacional. In January 2025, he was loaned to Club Atlético Banfield in the Argentine Primera División for one year, with the option to buy in June for US$200,000 or in December for US$300,000.[1]
On 23 January 2025, Abraham made his top-flight debut as the season began with a 1–0 win away to Defensa y Justicia. He came on in the 80th minute as a substitute for Ramiro Di Luciano.[2]
International career
[edit | edit source]In September 2024, while playing in the second tier of Argentine football, Abraham was called up by the Syria national team for the King's Cup in Thailand.[3] He was one of a number of Argentine-born players to be called up, coming from the Syrian community in the country.[4] He made his debut on 11 October in a 1–0 semi-final win over Tajikistan, as an 87th-minute substitute.[5] Three days later he started and received a yellow card in the 2–1 final loss to the hosts.[4]
References
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External links
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- Ignacio Abraham at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Syrian men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú players
- Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers
- Chaco For Ever footballers
- Club Atlético Banfield footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Torneo Federal A players
- Argentine people of Syrian descent
- Syria men's international footballers