Nacho Pais

Nacho Pais
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Pais Mayán
Date of birth	30 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cherno More
Number	5
Youth career
	Racing Club
2018–2019	Diocesano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	La Solana
2020–2021	Cartagena B
2021–2022	Antequera
2022–2023	Cartagena B
2022–2023	Cartagena
2023–2024	Antequera
2024–	Cherno More
International career
2017	Argentina U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Ignacio "Nacho" Pais Mayán (born 30 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Cherno More Varna.

Club career

Born in Quilmes, Pais represented Racing Club as a youth before moving to Spain in 2018. After finishing his formation with CD Diocesano, he signed for Tercera División side CF La Solana on 7 August 2019.^[1]

On 23 December 2019, after becoming a regular starter, Pais moved to FC Cartagena and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.^[2] On 20 July 2021, he signed for Segunda División RFEF side Antequera CF.^[3]

On 10 August 2022, Pais returned to Cartagena and its B-team.^[4] He made his debut with the main squad on 10 September, coming on as a late substitute for Pablo de Blasis in a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Albacete Balompié.^[5]

^ "La Solana ficha a Nacho País, ex-capitán de la selección argentina sub-17" [La Solana sign Nacho País, former captain of the Argentina under-17 national team] (in Spanish). Lanza Digital. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Nacho País y Douglas abandonan el CF La Solana, que busca un delantero" [Nacho País and Douglas leave CF La Solana, which search for a forward] (in Spanish). Lanza Digital. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "El Antequera C.F. ficha Nacho País, excapitán de la selección argentina Sub-17" [Antequera C.F. sign Nacho País, former captain of the Argentina under-17 national team]. Cadena SER (in Spanish). Andalucía Centro. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "El capitán regresa a casa, Nacho Pais vuelve para dirigir el centro del campo del FC Cartagena 'B'" [The captain returns home, Nacho Pais returns to manage the centre of midfield of FC Cartagena 'B'] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Un cañonazo de Mikel Rico derriba el muro del Albacete" [A bullet from Mikel Rico brings down the wall of Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.