Ismael Blanco celebrating scoring a goal for Barcelona SC
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ismael Alfonso Blanco | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Elena, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Colón | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Colón | 49 | (11) |
2005 | → Libertad (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2005–2007 | → Olimpo (loan) | 62 | (33) |
2007 | Colón | 1 | (0) |
2007–2011 | AEK Athens | 109 | (50) |
2011–2012 | San Luis | 15 | (2) |
2012 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | (0) |
2012–2013 | TSV 1860 München | 13 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Lanús | 42 | (9) |
2014–2016 | Barcelona SC | 71 | (27) |
2016– | Colón | 19 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2017. |
Ismael Blanco (born 19 January 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer, who plays as a striker, and is currently playing for Colón de Santa Fe.
Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002. He suffered a serious knee injury (cruciate ligament) in 2004.
Having lost his place on the first team, after his rehabilitation he was loaned out in January 2005 to Club Libertad of Paraguay, where he had the opportunity to participate at the Copa Libertadores 2005, scoring twice during his team's unsuccessful effort in Group 1.
After his loan spell in Club Libertad, he returned in June 2005 to Argentina, to play on loan for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, a Primera B Nacional team. During his stay there he managed to score 46 times in 90 games, helping his team win the Primera B Nacional and the promotion to Primera División and being the top scorer in both the Apertura 2006 (18 goals) and the Clausura 2007 (11 goals). In summer 2007, he rejoined Colón.
He did not stay with Colon for long; on 10 August 2007 Blanco joined AEK Athens on loan. He got his first appearance in an UEFA Cup match against Red Bull Salzburg on 20 September 2007. He then debuted in the Superleague Greece against Atromitos and scored twice leading AEK Athens to a 2–0 win. Blanco's first goal in a European competition occurred on 13 February 2007 against Getafe with a back flick in the 94th minute to end the game as a 1–1 draw. Blanco finished top scorer in the 2007–08 Superleague Greece having scored 19 goals in 28 games (he scored once more during his six playoff apps). His performances led AEK Athens to announce the activation of the clause in his contract on 28 April 2008.