Ignacio Camacho

For the Spanish cyclist, see Ignacio García Camacho.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camacho and the second or maternal family name is Barnola.

Ignacio Camacho
Camacho in action for Málaga in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Camacho Barnola[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990[2]
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2001–2005 Zaragoza
2005–2007 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Atlético Madrid B 12 (0)
2008–2011 Atlético Madrid 30 (2)
2011–2017 Málaga 177 (16)
2017–2020 VfL Wolfsburg 17 (0)
Total 236 (18)
International career
2005 Spain U15 1 (0)
2006–2007 Spain U17 25 (2)
2008–2009 Spain U19 14 (4)
2009 Spain U20 2 (0)
2008–2013 Spain U21 9 (0)
2014 Spain 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2007 Korea
European U-21 Championship
Winner 2013 Israel
European U-17 Championship
Winner 2007 Belgium
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ignacio Camacho Barnola (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo kaˈmatʃo]; born 4 May 1990) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

An academy graduate at Atlético Madrid, he made his senior debut at the age of 17. He spent the next three years at the club, making 50 appearances and winning Europa League and UEFA Super Cup titles. In 2011 he signed for Málaga, where he spent six and a half years and played nearly 200 official matches before joining Wolfsburg.

A full Spain international since 2014, Camacho previously earned 51 caps across the various youth levels for his nation, and was part of the sides which won the 2007 European Under-17 and 2013 European Under-21 Championships.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Camacho was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. Initially starting out at hometown club Real Zaragoza, he was spotted by Atlético Madrid and joined its academy.[3] He made his first-team debut on 1 March 2008, starting, playing 68 minutes and being booked as the Colchoneros won 4–2 at home against FC Barcelona; he had just signed his first professional contract two months earlier.[4]

On 3 May 2008, one day shy of his 18th birthday, Camacho scored his first La Liga goal, netting twice in another home victory, this time 3–0 over Recreativo de Huelva.[5] After some excellent performances in his first season, he would however spend the following campaign restricted to Copa del Rey matches, with coach Javier Aguirre preferring Portuguese Maniche and new signing Éver Banega; this situation would slightly improve in late February 2009 as new coach Abel Resino had a run-in with Maniche, leaving him out of the squad for the remainder of the season.[6][7]

Málaga

2009–10 did not provide Camacho with the needed opportunities to progress; when healthy, he was mainly utilised in injury time of games. The next season, he appeared even more rarely – no minutes in the league whatsoever – and, in late December 2010, was transferred to Málaga CF, with his teammate Sergio Asenjo also making the move in a loan deal.[8]

Camacho scored his first official goal for Málaga on 29 April 2012, from a Jesús Gámez cross in the 1–0 home defeat of Valencia CF.[9] He contributed 13 games and 811 minutes as the Andalusia team finished fourth and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever.[10]

In 2012–13, Camacho started regularly for the Manuel Pellegrini-led side. In January 2013, he was a central figure in two of the three fixtures between Málaga and Barcelona: on the 13th, his backpass turned into an assist for Lionel Messi for the first in an eventual 1–3 home loss.[11] Three days later, he scored in the last minute to earn his team, by then reduced to ten men, a 2–2 draw at the Camp Nou in the quarter-finals of the domestic cup (6–4 aggregate defeat).[12]

During his spell at the Estadio La Rosaleda, Camacho made 199 appearances in all competitions.[13]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 8 July 2017, Camacho signed for VfL Wolfsburg for a reported fee of around €10 million.[14][15] The following month, he was named as the club's captain behind Mario Gómez and Paul Verhaegh,[16] and made his Bundesliga debut on 19 August by featuring the entire 0–3 home loss to Borussia Dortmund.[17] A long-term ankle injury ruled him out for a large part of the campaign, but he returned in March 2018 as the permanent skipper after Gómez's departure to VfB Stuttgart two months prior.[18]

Camacho announced his retirement in September 2020 at age 30, due to injuries.[19] He underwent five surgeries in three years, but never fully recovered.[20]

International career

Camacho captained the Spain under-17 team to the title at the 2007 UEFA European Championship, scoring one goal during the tournament.[21] He missed the 2009 European Under-19 Championships through injury.[22]

On 7 November 2014, Camacho was called up to full side manager Vicente del Bosque's squad for matches against Belarus and Germany,[23] He made his debut on the 18th against the latter, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sergio Busquets in an eventual 1–0 friendly loss in Vigo.[24]

Personal life

Camacho's father Juan José was also a footballer, as older brother Juanjo. The latter was also a midfielder, who played for several Segunda División and Segunda División B clubs.[25]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[26][27]
Club Season League Cup1 Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2007–08 Segunda División B 12 0 – — 12 0
Atlético Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 10 2 1 0 — 11 2
2008–09 La Liga 8 0 3 0 1 0 12 0
2009–10 La Liga 12 0 3 0 7 0 22 0
2010–11 La Liga 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0
Total 30 2 9 0 11 0 50 2
Málaga 2010–11 La Liga 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
2011–12 La Liga 13 1 1 0 — 14 1
2012–13 La Liga 33 2 4 1 11 0 48 3
2013–14 La Liga 33 5 1 0 — 34 5
2014–15 La Liga 25 2 3 2 — 28 4
2015–16 La Liga 23 2 1 0 — 24 2
2016–17 La Liga 35 4 0 0 — 35 4
Total 177 16 11 3 11 0 199 19
VfL Wolfsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 11 0 4 1 0 0 15 1
2018–19 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 4 1 0 0 21 1
Career total 236 18 24 4 22 0 282 22

1 Includes Copa del Rey, DFB Pokal and Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Spain U17

Spain U21

References

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  2. ^ "Camacho". Diario AS. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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  22. ^ Díaz, Francisco Javier (1 July 2009). "Camacho será baja dos meses por una operación de cadera" [Camacho out for two months due to hip surgery]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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