Juan Ignacio "Nacho" Miramón (born 12 June 2003) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Career

Miramón left Balonpié de Bolívar to join Gimnasia y Esgrima in 2019. He was promoted into their first-team for pre-season training in August 2020 by manager

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. He made his unofficial bow in a friendly with

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on 30 September 2020. Having featured further in pre-season, Miramón made the competitive bench on eight occasions during the

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. After going unused on matchday one of the

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against

, Miramón made his senior debut on 19 February 2021 during a win over Talleres; he replaced Eric Ramírez with eighteen minutes left.

Personal life

Miramón comes from a footballing family. His great-grandfather (Cholo Azpiroz), grandfather (“Perro” Miramón), father (Emilio Miramón), uncle (Guillermo Panaro) and cousins (Agustín and

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Panaro) all played in the Argentine

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. On 19 December 2020, it was announced that Miramón had tested positive for

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amid the

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; he was asymptomatic.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

Team of the Season:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miramon, Ignacio 2003 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Lille OSC players Boca Juniors footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Argentine sportsmen