Ignacio "Nacho" Monsalve Vicente (born 27 April 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Eldense.

Club career

Born in

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, Monsalve joined

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's youth setup in 2006, aged 12. He made his debut as a senior with the C-team in the 2013–14 campaign, in

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. Monsalve was promoted to the reserves in June 2014, also making the pre-season with the first team. In March 2016, after the injuries of

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, José Giménez and

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, he was promoted to the main squad. On 2 April 2016, Monsalve made his professional debut, starting in a 5–1

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home routing over

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. On 19 July he moved to another

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also in the fourth level. On 24 August 2017, Monsalve signed for

side

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, being immediately loaned to

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for one year. On 3 August 2018, Monsalve moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for

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in the Dutch

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. After one season with the Tukkers, he signed with

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from the same country. On 27 January 2021, Monsalve switched teams and countries again, joining

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in Bulgaria. On 22 June 2021, he completed his move to Polish

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club

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on a three-year contract. Monsalve made 13

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appearances in the 2023–24 season before returning to Spain on 4 January 2024, signing a half-year deal with Eldense.

Honours

ŁKS Łódź *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monsalve, Nacho 1994 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Eerste Divisie players I liga players Atlético Madrid C players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers Deportivo Fabril players Rayo Vallecano players Recreativo de Huelva players FC Twente players NAC Breda players ŁKS Łódź players CD Eldense footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Spanish sportsmen