Juan Ignacio Saborido

Juan Ignacio Saborido
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Saborido
Date of birth (1998-04-25) 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 71 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 9 May 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionGoalsAppsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villa San Carlos 2019–20 Primera B Metropolitana 18130——211
2021 320———320
2022 362———362
Total 863300000893
General Caballero JLM

(loan)

2023 APF División de Honor 38210——392
Platense 2024 Liga Profesional 23120——251
2025 33010—1[b]0350
2026 7000——70
Total 631300010671
Career total 18767000101956

Honours

Platense

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Saborido y Nahuel Luna se acercan a San Carlos". Diario El Dia de La Plata (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "El villero no pudo con Talleres – Club Atlético Villa San Carlos" (in Spanish). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Volvió a enderezar el camino – Club Atlético Villa San Carlos" (in Spanish). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Juan Ignacio Saborido, el sexto fichaje de General Caballero JLM - Fútbol - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Juan Ignacio Saborido renovó contrato con la Villa y se fue a Paraguay". Berisso Ciudad (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Juan Ignacio Saborido se convirtió en jugador Calamar" (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Saborido llega a Platense - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Juan Ignacio Saborido extendió su vínculo con el club" (in Spanish). 23 September 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Platense defeat Huracán in Apetura decider to clinch first title". Buenos Aires Times. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.