Ignacio David Fideleff (born 4 July 1989) is an Argentine-Israeli[1] footballer who plays as a centre back.[2] He plays for St. Lucia in Malta.

Ignacio Fideleff
Personal information
Full name Ignacio David Fideleff
Date of birth (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
St. Lucia
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2008 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Newell's Old Boys 35 (3)
2011–2016 Napoli 4 (0)
2012Parma (loan) 1 (0)
2013Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014Tigre (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2015Ergotelis (loan) 7 (1)
2016 Nacional
2018 ÍBV 0 (0)
2018 PS Kemi 0 (0)
2019– St. Lucia
International career
2009 Argentina U20 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Early life edit

Fideleff was born in Rosario, Argentina, to parents of Russian-Jewish descent.[1] He was granted Israeli citizenship in 2013.[1]

Career edit

Fideleff was born in Rosario, Santa Fe and grown up as a footballer in Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys' youths. He made his debut for the Newell's first team on 24 March 2008 against Lanús,[3] scoring a goal.[2] He played for the club for five seasons, collecting 35 appearances in Argentine Primera División, scoring 3 goals.

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Fideleff was purchased by Serie A club Napoli,[3] for a reported fee of around €3m, believed to be a substitute for Spaniard Víctor Ruiz who was sold to Valencia.[4] He debuted in Serie A on 21 September 2011, featuring in the starting line-up against Veronese club Chievo.

On 14 July 2012, Fideleff joined Parma on a loan deal for the 2012-13 season.[5]

On 30 January 2013, Fideleff joined Maccabi Tel Aviv on a loan deal for the remainder of the season. The deal came through after Fideleff received an Israeli citizenship due to his Jewish origins.

On 5 August 2013, Fideleff returned to Argentina to join Tigre on a season-long loan.[6]

In January 2018, Fideleff signed with ÍBV of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla on trial.[7][8] In April it was reported that he had been released by ÍBV due to injury.[9][10]

Fideleff moved to Malta in the summer 2019 and signed with Maltese club St. Lucia on 5 July 2019.[11]

Honours edit

Napoli

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Fideleff Completes Loan Deal". 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Fideleff tuvo su estreno y fue el autor del gol de Newell's" (in Spanish). La Capital. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "Fideleff to the Napoli. De Laurentiis: "A purchase that satisfies us"". Napoli official website. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  4. ^ "Napoli complete deal for Newell's Old Boys defender Ignacio Fideleff". tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  5. ^ "Santana and Fideleff transferred on loan to Torino and Parma". official website. Napoli. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  6. ^ "Ignacio Fideleff es jugador de Tigre" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  7. ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (20 January 2018). "ÍBV semur við fyrrum varnarmann Napoli og Parma". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (20 January 2018). "ÍBV fær leikmann með reynslu úr Seríu A (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  9. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (6 April 2018). "ÍBV að landa miðverði frá Gínea-Bissau". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  10. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (20 April 2018). "Aftur missir ÍBV af liðsstyrk vegna meiðsla". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. ^ ARGENTINE DEFENDER FOR SANTA LUCIA, maltafootball.com 5 July 2019

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