Ignacio Camacho

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 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) 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 competitive 199 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.

  1. ^ a b "Ignacio Camacho Barnola" (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Ignacio Camacho". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 January 2021.