Ignacio "Nacho" Maganto Pérez (born 2 January 1992) is a Spanish

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who currently plays for AD Unión Adarve the 2a RFEF.

Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Maganto spent five seasons in the

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youth system. Maganto was offered a contract to play for Getafe's B team but instead elected to move to the United States to play football on a scholarship at

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. In his four seasons with the Gaels, he made a total of 71 appearances and tallied 27 goals and 14 assists. He also played in the

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with Reading United, making a total of 9 appearances and tallied 2 goals.

Professional

LA Galaxy

On 15 January 2015, Maganto was selected 21st overall in the

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by the

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. He signed a professional contract with the club two months later. On 22 March, Maganto made his professional debut with

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affiliate club

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in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 19 April, Maganto made another appearance with

against

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that ended in a 2–1 victory for the Galaxy. On 2 May 2015, Maganto made his debut for the first team, starting on the left side of midfield, against

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. Maganto ended his debut early when he was substituted off in the 72nd minute for goal scorer Alan Gordon as the Galaxy completed the game with a 1–1 draw. On 28 May, Magnato played the full 90 minutes for the first time in the home match against

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that ended in a 1–0 win for the Galaxy. Maganto scored a one-touch goal, his first for the Galaxy, in an away game against

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that ended in a 2–2 draw on 31 May. He was waived by

on 29 February 2016.

Hajduk Split

Maganto joined Croatian side

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on trial in mid-June 2016, eventually signing with the club on 26 July 2016. After 9 league appearances, of which two were in the starting line-up, Maganto was released by Hajduk on 7 January 2017.

Career statistics

References

http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/12/14/la-galaxy-insider-year-review-midfielders

External links

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Iona Gaels bio
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