Iván Tapia

Iván Tapia
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Positions
Team information
Current team
Barracas Central
Number 10
Youth career
Barracas Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2024 Barracas Central 191 (24)
2024 San Lorenzo 5 (0)
2024– Barracas Central 67 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Iván Tapia (born 23 November 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Barracas Central. He is the son of Claudio Tapia.[1]

Career

Tapia started his career with Barracas Central.[1] He appeared for his senior bow in the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana under manager Marcelo Barrera, coming off the bench at the interval of a 5–4 victory over Deportivo Riestra on 14 November.[1] No appearances followed in the subsequent 2016 season, though he returned in 2016–17 to play fourteen times.[1] Tapia scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Defensores de Belgrano in April 2018, with another arriving in February 2019 against Comunicaciones; a match his brother also participated in.[2][3][4][5]

Personal life

Tapia's brother Matías and father Claudio also played football professionally for Barracas Central.[6][7][8][9] His grandfather Hugo Moyano and cousin Facundo Moyano also have a footballing background.[6][10]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2023.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsApps Goals
Barracas Central 2015 Primera B 1000——0010
2016–17 14000——00140
2017–18 10100——00101
2018–19 21300——00213
2019–20 Primera Nacional 20 1 1 0 — — 0 0 21 1
2020 8 1 0 0 — — 0 0 8 1
2021 36 5 0 0 — — 0 0 36 5
2022 Primera División 40 7 2 0 — — 0 0 42 7
2023 12 1 0 0 — — 0 0 12 1
Career total 1621931——0016520

Honours

Barracas Central[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Argentina - I. Tapia". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gritó el hijo del Chiqui". Olé. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Iván Tapia metió su primer gol en Barracas Central". 442. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "El hijo de Chiqui Tapia y su primer gol". TNT Sports LA. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "A qué jugador del fútbol argentino pidió el hijo del "Chiqui" Tapia para la Selección". Infobae. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Barracas Central: "Ser un Tapia es más complicado de lo que muchos piensan"". Vermouth Deportivo. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ↑ ""Y algunos dicen que fue por mi viejo..."". Olé. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Iván Tapia: "Grondona es el ejemplo a seguir para mi viejo"". El Equipo Deportea. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Iván Tapia: "Para nosotros es un orgullo ser el hijo de Tapia"". TyC Sports. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Larga vida a la dinastía Tapia". Perfil. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.