Luis Ignacio Abraham (born 12 January 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Banfield in the

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, on loan from

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Asociación Atlética Estudiantes (usually known as Estudiantes de Río Cuarto) is an Argentinian sports club located in the city of Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province. Although many sports are practised at the club, it is mostly known for its footb ...

. Born in Argentina, he represents the Syria national team.

Club career

Born in Arroyito in Córdoba Province, Abraham began his career at

Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú Club Deportivo Juventud Unida is an Argentine sports club. The football team currently plays in the Torneo Federal A, the third level of the Argentine football league system. The club is located in Gualeguaychú, a city of Entre Ríos Province. ...

in the third-tier

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, before playing for

and

Chaco For Ever Club Atlético Chaco For Ever, usually just Chaco For Ever, is an Argentine football club, their home town is Resistencia, in the Province of Chaco in Northern Argentina. They currently play in the Primera Nacional, the second tier of Argentin ...

one division higher in the

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. In January 2025, he was loaned to

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in the

for one year, with the option to buy in June for

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200,000 or in December for US$300,000. On 23 January 2025, Abraham made his top-flight debut as the season began with a 1–0 win away to

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

. He came on in the 80th minute as a substitute for .

International career

In September 2024, while playing in the second tier of Argentine football, Abraham was called up by the Syria national team for the

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in Thailand. He was one of a number of Argentine-born players to be called up, coming from the Syrian community in the country. He made his debut on 11 October in a 1–0 semi-final win over

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, as an 87th-minute substitute. Three days later he started and received a yellow card in the 2–1 final loss to the hosts.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Ignacio 1998 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Syrian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú players Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Chaco For Ever footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Argentine people of Syrian descent Syria men's international footballers