Juan Ignacio Saborido
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Saborido | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Platense | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Villa San Carlos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Villa San Carlos | 86 | (3) |
| 2023 | → General Caballero JLM (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2024– | Platense | 63 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 2 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Juan Ignacio Saborido (born 25 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Platense.
Career
Villa San Carlos
Saborido came through the youth program at Estudiantes de La Plata[1] before joining Villa San Carlos, where he made his debut on 6 October 2019 in a 1–0 loss to Talleres RdE in the Primera B Metropolitana.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Colegiales on 22 February 2020.[3]
Loan to General Caballero JLM
On December 17 2022, he was loaned to Paraguayan Primera División side General Caballero JLM for the 2023 season, after his contract at Villa San Carlos was extended until the end of 2024.[4][5] He featured 38 times for General Caballero in the league, scoring against Guaraní and Sportivo Ameliano.[6]
Platense
On 9 January 2024, he signed permanently for Liga Profesional club Platense until December 2026.[6][7] After initially receiving a lack of minutes, he established himself in the first team and started every game in the 2025 Apertura playoffs, where Platense won the title. He signed a new contract after the tournament on 23 September, signing until the end of 2027.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Goals | Apps | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villa San Carlos | 2019–20 | Primera B Metropolitana | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 3 | ||
| General Caballero JLM
(loan) |
2023 | APF División de Honor | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| Platense | 2024 | Liga Profesional | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa Paraguay
- ^ Appearances in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
Honours
Platense
References
- ^ "Juan Saborido y Nahuel Luna se acercan a San Carlos". Diario El Dia de La Plata (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "El villero no pudo con Talleres – Club Atlético Villa San Carlos" (in Spanish). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Volvió a enderezar el camino – Club Atlético Villa San Carlos" (in Spanish). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Juan Ignacio Saborido, el sexto fichaje de General Caballero JLM - Fútbol - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Juan Ignacio Saborido renovó contrato con la Villa y se fue a Paraguay". Berisso Ciudad (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Juan Ignacio Saborido se convirtió en jugador Calamar" (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Saborido llega a Platense - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Juan Ignacio Saborido extendió su vínculo con el club" (in Spanish). 23 September 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Surgió de Estudiantes, pasó por la Villa y se consagró con Platense: "Es fruto de trabajo y perseverancia, hay que disfrutar"". www.laplata1.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Platense defeat Huracán in Apetura decider to clinch first title". Buenos Aires Times. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
External links
- Juan Ignacio Saborido at Soccerway