Full name Ignacio Piatti Role Footballer Salary 1 million EUR (2012) Name Ignacio Piatti Career start 2004 | Number 10 Weight 77 kg Playing position Height 1.81 m | |
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Date of birth (1985-02-04) 4 February 1985 (age 30) 2000 Club Mitre de General Baldissera Current team Montreal Impact (#10 / Midfielder) Similar People Laurent Ciman, Edgardo Bauza, Dominic Oduro, Marco Donadel, Juan Antonio Pizzi | ||
Ignacio piatti
Ignacio Nacho Piatti (born 4 February 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for the Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He is a technically skilled dribbler, who usually plays on the left side of midfield, and has played for top division clubs in South America, Europe and North America. He is widely regarded as one of the most prolific players in MLS history. His favorite position is left wing, stating, “I played on the left for a long time, in Argentina, for example...I’d rather play on the left. I’m comfortable there.”
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Club career
Piatti has played professional football in Europe with Saint-Étienne and Lecce. In his native Argentina, he has played for Chacarita Juniors, Gimnasia LP, and Independiente.
On 17 August 2012 Piatti signed for the Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro for a reported fee of €1 million. He debuted against Colon de Santa Fe in the sixth match of Torneo Inicial 2012, Ignacio was the player of the match.
On 2 July 2014, Piatti signed a transfer agreement with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. However, he remained with San Lorenzo until the team completed their Copa Libertadores campaign. He reported to Montreal on 13 August 2014, and debuted for Montreal against the Chicago Fire on 16 August When Piatti joined the Impact, it was an instantaneous success scoring 4 goals in 6 games. He started all six games in the CONCACAF Champions League Championship Stage and helped the team reach the final against Mexican giant Club América, recording three goals and two assists in 526 minutes played. He is the all-time top goalscorer of the Montreal Impact and second all-time assist leader.
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MLS Best XI: 2016 Impact Most Valuable Player: 2015, 2016
Personal life
Pedro, the grandfather and first coach of Piatti, died in March 2015. Piatti paid tribute to him by lifting his jersey to reveal the message ‘Abuelo te amo’ on a couple of occasions, most notably at Estadio Azteca after he scored the opener in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Finals.