Camacho in action for Málaga in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ignacio Camacho Barnola | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Málaga | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | Zaragoza | ||
2005–2007 | Atlético Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Atlético Madrid B | 12 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | (2) |
2011– | Málaga | 166 | (16) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Spain U15 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Spain U17 | 25 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 14 | (4) |
2009 | Spain U20 | 2 | (0) |
2008–2013 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
2014– | Spain | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:20, 26 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014 |
Ignacio Camacho Barnola (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo kaˈmatʃo]; born 4 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Málaga CF as a defensive midfielder.
After starting out at Atlético Madrid at the age of 17, he went on to represent mainly Málaga.
Camacho was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. Initially starting out at hometown club Real Zaragoza, Camacho was spotted by Atlético Madrid, and was signed to its youth academy. He made his first-team debut on 1 March 2008, starting, playing 68 minutes and being booked as the Colchoneros won 4–2 at home over FC Barcelona – he had just signed his first professional contract two months earlier.
On 3 May 2008, one day shy of his 18th birthday, Camacho scored his first La Liga goal, netting twice in another home success, this time 3–0 against Recreativo de Huelva. After some excellent performances in his first season, he would however spend the following campaign restricted to Copa del Rey matches (he did not make the league's list of 18 in most of the games), with coach Javier Aguirre preferring Portuguese Maniche and new signing Éver Banega; this situation would slightly improve in late February 2009 as new coach Abel Resino had a run-in with Maniche, leaving him out of the squad for the remainder of the season.