Ignacio Aliseda


Ignacio Santiago Aliseda is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.

Club career

Aliseda began his career with Defensa y Justicia. He was moved into the club's first-team squad during the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División season. After being an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina match with Argentinos Juniors and Copa Sudamericana ties with El Nacional and Banfield, Aliseda made his professional debut in a 2018 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen second leg encounter with Primera División counterparts Banfield. He was substituted on for Fabián Bordagaray with twenty minutes left, which preceded him netting Defensa y Justicia's second goal of a 2–0 win in stoppage time.
On 19 February 2020, Aliseda joined MLS side Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. His first appearance came in a 2–0 loss in the MLS is Back Tournament against the San Jose Earthquakes at the ESPN [Wide World of Sports Complex] on 19 July, which was followed by a goal in his fourth game at home to FC Cincinnati on 25 August in MLS.
On 13 December 2021, it was announced that Aliseda would join Swiss Super League side FC Lugano on 1 January 2022.

International career

In March 2018, Aliseda received a call-up to the Argentina U19s. In 2019, he made the U23s' final squad for the Football at the [2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|Pan American Games] in Peru. He featured in two fixtures as Argentina won the tournament.

Honours

Lugano
Argentina U23