Ian Garguez

Ian Garguez
Personal information
Full name Ian Alex Garguez Gómez
Date of birth (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)
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 24 (1)
International career
2025 Chile U20 10 (1)
2025– Chile 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

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.

Club career

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As 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

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Garguez 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

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A defender, Garguez can operate as a full-back, mainly on the right side of the field, or a centre-back.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 9 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Ian Garguez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ @palestino; (1 June 2025). "Debut para Ian Garguez en Primera División 🤩✅" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ Catalán, Fabio (13 September 2024). "IAN GARGUEZ FIRMÓ SU PRIMER CONTRATO PROFESIONAL". palestino.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
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