Ignacio Canuto (born 20 February 1986 in Santa Fe) is an

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, who plays as a

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. He has previously played for Unión (Argentina), Ben Hur (Argentina),

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

(Argentina),

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

(Israel), Libertad (Paraguay),

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(Ecuador), Tigre (Argentina) and León (Mexico).

Career

Club

Canuto began his playing career in 2004 with Unión. After a loan spell with Ben Hur in 2007, he joined

of the

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...

in 2008. He was a regular player for the Argentinos Juniors team that won the Clausura 2010 championship. He played in 13 of the club's 19 games during their championship winning campaign. In July 2010, Canuto was sold to

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

. The club signed him to a five-year contract. After a spell in Israel, Canuto joined

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vis ...

club Libertad. He played 32 times and scored 6 goals for the club before moving clubs once again as he joined Brazilian top-flight side

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, 3 goals in 28 appearances in all competitions followed. Although he played for Figueirense, Brazilian Série C team Tombense own his federation rights. 2013 saw Canuto leave Brazil for Ecuador as he joined

, he only stayed for one season but did play 43 league fixtures for the club while scoring three goals. He returned to Argentina in 2014 to sign for Tigre. His first two games for Tigre ended 0–0, and when he did win his first game with the team it was he who scored the winning goal; versus

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. He made 36 appearances over two campaigns for Tigre before leaving. His next club became Mexican

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side León in January 2015. Four months and 11 games later, Canuto left León before eventually signing for Argentine Primera División club

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in 2016.

International

On 20 May 2009 Canuto made his international debut in a friendly match against

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. He came on as a second-half substitute for the

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team, made up of players based in the

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. Canuto scored his first international goal on his third appearance for Argentina on 10 February 2010 to secure a 2-1 win over

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. He scored in the 93rd minute of the game, only 2 minutes after having come into the game as a late 2nd half substitute.

International goals

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Argentinos Juniors *

(1): Clausura 2010

References

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canuto, Ignacio 1986 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina international footballers Association football defenders Unión de Santa Fe footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Club Libertad footballers Figueirense FC players L.D.U. Quito footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Club León footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Israeli Premier League players Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Ecuador