Ignacio David Fideleff (born 4 July 1989) is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

- Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back. He plays for St. Lucia in Malta.

Early life

Fideleff was born in

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, Argentina, to parents of

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descent. He was granted Israeli citizenship in 2013.

Career

Fideleff was born in

Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most p ...

and grown up as a footballer in

Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A f ...

' youths. He made his debut for the Newell's first team on 24 March 2008 against Lanús, scoring a goal. He played for the club for five seasons, collecting 35 appearances in

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

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club Chievo. On 14 July 2012, Fideleff joined Parma on a loan deal for the 2012-13 season. 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. In January 2018, Fideleff signed with ÍBV of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla on trial. In April it was reported that he had been released by ÍBV due to injury. Fideleff moved to Malta in the summer 2019 and signed with Maltese club St. Lucia on 5 July 2019.ARGENTINE DEFENDER FOR SANTA LUCIA
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Honours

Napoli * Coppa Italia: 2011–12 Maccabi Tel Aviv * Israeli Premier League:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fideleff, Ignacio 1989 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Men's association football central defenders Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Super League Greece players Newell's Old Boys footballers SSC Napoli players Parma Calcio 1913 players Ergotelis F.C. players Club Nacional footballers Kemi City F.C. players St. Lucia F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Finland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta Argentine people of Russian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent