Player Details

Name

Ignacio Aliseda

Height

5' 7"

Weight

154 lbs

Date of Birth

3.14.2000 (24)

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Position

Forward

Position Detail

Winger

Preferred Side

Left/Right

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International, Young Designated Player
Career Summary

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on Nov. 7 at Lower.com Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to NYCFC on Oct. 27 at Yankee Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 23 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 20 at TQL Stadium ... Scored the game-tying goal, his fourth of the season, in the 2-2 tie with New England on Oct. 16 at Gillette Stadium ... Came on for an injured Fabian Herbers in the 21st minute of the 3-1 loss to Toronto FC on Oct. 3 at BMO Field ... Played the final five minutes of the 2-0 win against NYCFC on Sept. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Nashville SC on Sept. 26 at Soldier Field ... Played 30 minutes in the 3-2 loss to New England on Sept. 22 at Soldier Field ... Played 32 minutes in the 3-0 loss to D.C. United on Sept. 15 at Audi Field ... Played 20 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Sporting KC on Sept. 11 at Children’s Mercy Park ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with New York City FC on Aug. 4 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 81 minutes in the 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 1 at Subaru Park ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Toronto FC on July 24 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 84 minutes in the 2-2 tie with D.C. United on July 21 at Soldier Field ... Scored the lone goal and played 82 minutes in the 5-1 loss to Nashville SC on July 17 at Nissan Stadium ... Started and played 66 minutes in the 3-1 win against Orlando City SC on July 7 at soldier Field ... Was named Player of the Week for Week 11 of the 2021 MLS Regular Season after his performance in the 3-0 win against Atlanta United FC on July 3 at Soldier Field. Aliseda scored the first brace of his career and assisted on the team’s third goal of the game ... Started and played the 90 minutes of regulation in the 3-3 tie with the Philadelphia Union on June 26 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 79 minutes in the 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on June 23 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on June 19 at Historic Crew Stadium ... Came on in the 59th minute in the 1-0 loss to CF Montréal on May 29 at Soldier Field ... Kicked off the 2021 MLS season coming on for Luka Stojanović and playing 24 minutes in the 2-2 tie against New England Revolution on April 17 at Soldier Field.

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Joined the Fire shortly after the beginning of the 2020 MLS Regular Season and featured in 20 matches (16 starts). He scored a goal and registered two assists in his first year in the league ... Played 32 minutes in the 4-3 loss to New York City FC on Nov. 8 ... Registered 20 minutes in the 2-2 with Minnesota United on Nov. 4 ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 tie with Nashville SC on Oct. 31 ... Played 72 minutes in the 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Oct. 28 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with New York Red Bulls on Oct. 24 ... Registered 60 minutes in the 2-2 tie against with Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 17 ... Logged 27 minutes in the 2-1 win against D.C. United on Oct. 11 ... Started and registered 79 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 7 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Played 79 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27 ... Played 90 minutes, earning the assist on Fabian Herbers's goal in the 4-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Sept. 23 ... Played the full 90 minutes for the fifth straight game in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Played the full match in the 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Played in the 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Appeared in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Earned Man of the Match honors and played the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Opened his MLS scoring account with a goal in the 67th minute to seal the 3-0 victory against FC Cincinnati in the Chicago Fire's return to Soldier Field on Aug. 25 ... Went the full 90 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Recorded his first start for the Chicago Fire and went 59 minutes in the team's 2-0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 in the team's third game of the MLS is Back Tournament ... Made his MLS debut for the Chicago Fire coming in as a late sub against the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19.

How he joined the Club: Acquired as a Young Designated Player via transfer from Defensa y Justicia on February 19, 2020.

Aliseda began his professional career with Defensa y Justicia in 2018 and has spent the past two seasons with the club, making 38 appearances across all competitions. In 2018, at just 18-years-old, Aliseda made 19 appearances in his first professional season, helping Defensa y Justicia finish in second place in the Superliga Argentina. Additionally, he made three appearances during the CONMEBOL Sudamericana in 2018.

In his second season with the club, Aliseda made 18 appearances during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign, including appearances in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Sudamericana. Internationally, Aliseda has earned two caps for the U-23 Argentina National Team. Both appearances occurred during Argentina’s championship run in the 2019 Pan American Games.

Aliseda will occupy an international slot on Chicago’s 2020 roster.