Daniel Alejandro Islas (born 19 February 1979) is an
Argentine football goalkeeper.
Career
Islas started his professional career in 1997 with
Club Atlético Independiente of the
Primera División Argentina
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. In 1999, he dropped down a division to join
Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre is an Argentine professional football club located in Victoria, Buenos Aires. Tigre currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, having secured promotion as the 2021 Pri ...
where he played until 2002 and then
Los Andes between 2002 and 2003.
In 2003 Islas returned to the Primera División with
Nueva Chicago but the club were relegated at the end of the
2003-2004 season, he stayed with the club for another season in the
Argentine 2nd division. In 2005, he joined
Huracán de Tres Arroyos.
In 2007 Islas returned for a second spell with Tigre, he helped the club to gain promotion to the Primera. In
Apertura 2007 he was the first team goalkeeper, helping the club to finish in second place, the highest league finish in the club's history. On 5 June 2011, during a match with
Huracán, he sprained his ankle. Islas' convalescence would require up to seven months for complete recovery.
''Islas, tras su lesión: "Me llamó hasta Almeyda"''
Notes
External links
Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI
Football-Lineups player profile
Tigre player profile
1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Club Atlético Los Andes footballers
Nueva Chicago footballers
Huracán de Tres Arroyos footballers
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
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