 Fuentes against Kaká | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Ignacio Fuentes Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Alegre, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Linares | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Deportes Linares | (1) | |
| 2001–2004 | Rangers | 63 | (2) |
| 2004 | Colo-Colo | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2012 | Chiapas | 175 | (5) |
| 2009 | → Atlas (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Correcaminos UAT | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Santos de Guápiles | 19 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Coquimbo Unido | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | Rangers | 11 | (0) |
| Total | (13) | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2004–2010 | Chile | 30 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ismael Ignacio Fuentes Castro (born 4 August 1981) is a Chilean former footballer who played as centre back.
Club career
[edit]Fuentes made his debut with Deportes Linares in the Primera B de Chile[1] and then he moved to Rangers in 2001.[2]
International career
[edit]Fuentes represented Chile at under-20 level in the 2001 South American Championship.[3] At senior level, he made 30 appearances and scored one goal between 2004 and 2010.[4]
International goals
[edit]| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2008 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Colombia |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
Post-retirement
[edit]Fuentes was elected a member of the Regional Council of Maule for the Linares Province in the 2024 Chilean regional elections supported by Independent Democratic Union.[5]
In June 2025, Fuentes joined the Rodeo club Talca Norte to compete in the Asociación Talca Oriente.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Universidad Católica
References
[edit]- ^ (TNT Sports Chile) Ismael Fuentes recordó sus inicios en el fútbol y su paso por La Roja on YouTube (in Spanish)
- ^ "Ismael Fuentes encabeza lista de jugadores prescindibles de Jaguares". La Tercera. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Ismael Fuentes". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Elecciones 2024: ¿Cómo les fue a los exfutbolistas que postularon a cargos?". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (23 June 2025). "De jugar con la Roja el Mundial de Sudáfrica a competir en un campeonato de rodeo: "El objetivo es aprender"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ismael Fuentes (Ismael Ignacio Fuentes Castro) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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