Nicolás

Ibáñez

CF Cruz Azul #7

Centre-Forward – Forward

Nicolás Ibáñez

Cruz Azul Liga MX

Top 8% of strikers in the world
#148 striker aged 30+
Top 25% in the Liga MX

Date of birth / Age: 23 Aug 1994 (32)
Citizenship: ArgentinaMexico
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.78 m / 80 kg
Main position: Centre-Forward
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

strikers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#422

striker in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#148

among strikers aged 30+

In his league

75%

of Liga MX strikers rank below him

Finishing

−4.6

goals below expected · better than 14% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

22 Expected

26.6

158 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

7 Expected

4.3

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Season 2026

AppsAppearances: 4
StartsStarting eleven: 6
GoalsGoals: 1
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 1
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 179

Starting eleven150%

6 of 4 appearances

Minutes played179

45 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

358 matches · since 2016/17

DMCMLWRWAMCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	318	126	16
Attacking Midfield	17	4	0
Right Winger	14	2	0
Left Winger	7	3	1
Other · CM, DM	2	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Liga MXLiga MX	Cruz Azul	3	6	1	0	1	0	0	178
20262026	Campeón de CampeonesCampeón de Campeones	Cruz Azul	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	1
2025/2625/26	Liga MXLiga MX	Tigres UANL	17	8	4	–	1	–	0	757
2025/2625/26	Liga MXLiga MX	Cruz Azul	9	6	2	–	2	–	0	494
20262026	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Cruz Azul	4	1	2	–	0	–	0	160
20252025	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	Tigres UANL	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/2524/25	Liga MXLiga MX	Tigres UANL	38	26	7	1	3	0	1	2,373
20252025	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Tigres UANL	8	7	3	–	1	–	0	647
20242024	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	Tigres UANL	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	276
2023/2423/24	Liga MXLiga MX	Tigres UANL	38	16	12	4	2	0	0	1,792
20242024	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Tigres UANL	4	0	0	–	1	–	0	45
20232023	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	Tigres UANL	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	64
2023/2423/24	Campeón de CampeonesCampeón de Campeones	Tigres UANL	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	11
2022/2322/23	Liga MXLiga MX	Pachuca	24	22	17	–	3	–	0	1,970
2022/2322/23	Liga MXLiga MX	Tigres UANL	18	10	3	–	2	–	0	925
20232023	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Tigres UANL	6	2	1	–	0	–	0	267
2022/2322/23	Campeón de CampeonesCampeón de Campeones	Tigres UANL	1	0	1	–	0	–	0	16
2021/2221/22	Liga MXLiga MX	Pachuca	38	33	17	2	5	0	0	2,991
2020/2120/21	Liga MXLiga MX	Atlético de San Luis	29	28	13	3	5	0	0	2,550
2019/2019/20	Liga MXLiga MX	Atlético de San Luis	26	25	14	2	1	0	0	2,299
2019/2019/20	Copa MXCopa MX	Atlético de San Luis	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	79
2018/1918/19	Liga de Expansión MXLiga de Expansión MX	Atlético de San Luis	41	41	23	2	17	1	0	3,654
2018/1918/19	Copa MXCopa MX	Atlético de San Luis	4	0	0	–	1	–	0	108
2017/1817/18	Liga de Expansión MXLiga de Expansión MX	Atlético de San Luis	13	12	7	0	1	0	0	1,105
2017/1817/18	Liga Profesional de FútbolLiga Profesional de Fútbol	Gimnasia La Plata	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	558
2016/1716/17	Liga Profesional de FútbolLiga Profesional de Fútbol	Gimnasia La Plata	30	24	7	0	1	0	0	2,100
20172017	Torneos de VeranoTorneos de Verano	Gimnasia La Plata	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	110
20172017	CONMEBOL SudamericanaCONMEBOL Sudamericana	Gimnasia La Plata	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	106
20172017	Copa ArgentinaCopa Argentina	Gimnasia La Plata	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
20162016	Prim B MetroPrim B Metro	Comunicaciones	19	19	6	–	3	–	0	1,641
20162016	Copa ArgentinaCopa Argentina	Gimnasia La Plata	3	3	1	–	1	–	0	300
20152015	Prim B MetroPrim B Metro	Comunicaciones	35	24	9	–	5	–	1	2,297
2014/1514/15	Copa ArgentinaCopa Argentina	Comunicaciones	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	178

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			439	329	153	14^*	58	1^*	2	30,232

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Liga MX	240	90	12
Liga de Expansión MX	54	30	2
Prim B Metro	54	15	–
Liga Profesional de Fútbol	40	9	0
CONCACAF Champions Cup	22	6	–
Leagues Cup	9	0	–
Copa MX	7	0	–
Copa Argentina	6	2	–
Campeón de Campeones	3	1	–
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Feb 2026 Feb 2026 · Transfer Tigres UANL Cruz Azul Transfer
Jan 2023 Jan 2023 · Transfer Pachuca Tigres UANL Transfer
Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Transfer Atlético Madrid Pachuca Transfer
Jun 2021 Jun 2021 · Back from Loan Atlético de San Luis Atlético Madrid Back from Loan
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Loan Atlético Madrid Atlético de San Luis Loan Loan
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Atlético de San Luis Atlético Madrid Transfer
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Transfer Gimnasia La Plata Atlético de San Luis Transfer
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Transfer Comunicaciones Gimnasia La Plata Transfer
Jun 2017 Jun 2017 · Back from Loan Gimnasia La Plata Comunicaciones Back from Loan
Aug 2016 Aug 2016 · Loan Comunicaciones Gimnasia La Plata Loan Loan
Jan 2015 Jan 2015 · Free Transfer – Comunicaciones Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Cruz Azul 2025–2027 17 5
Tigres UANL 2022–2026 140 31
Pachuca 2021–2023 62 34
Atlético de San Luis 2017–2021 116 57
Gimnasia La Plata 2016–2018 48 10
Comunicaciones 2014–2016 56 16

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