Ignacio Santiago Aliseda (born 14 March 2000) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Aliseda began his career with

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. He was moved into the club's first-team squad during the

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season. After being an unused substitute for a

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match with

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and

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ties with El Nacional and Banfield, Aliseda made his professional debut in a

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round of sixteen second leg encounter with Primera División counterparts Banfield. He was substituted on for

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with twenty minutes left, which preceded him netting Defensa y Justicia's second goal of a 2–0 win in stoppage time. On 19 February 2020, Aliseda joined

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side Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. His first appearance came in a 2–0 loss in the

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against the

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at the

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on 19 July, which was followed by a goal in his fourth game at home to

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on 25 August in MLS. On 13 December 2021, it was announced that Aliseda would join

side

on 1 January 2022.

International career

In March 2018, Aliseda received a call-up to the Argentina U19s. In 2019, he made the U23s' final squad for the

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in Peru. He featured in two fixtures as Argentina won the tournament.

Career statistics

Honours

Lugano *

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: 2021–22 Argentina U23 *

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References

External links

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