Juan Ignacio Sills (born 4 May 1987) is an Argentine football defender, He last played for Deportes Copiapó in the Chilean Primera División.

Juan Sills
Sills with Universidad de Chile in 2013
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Sills
Date of birth (1987-04-05) April 5, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth San Antonio de Areco, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Right-back
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Vélez Sársfield 18 (0)
2008–2009LD Alajuelense (loan) 27 (1)
2012Instituto (loan) 19 (0)
2013–2014Universidad de Chile (loan) 9 (2)
2014–2016 Olimpo 42 (2)
2016–2018 Newell's Old Boys 43 (0)
2019 Huracán 2 (0)
2019–2021 Instituto 26 (0)
2021 Ferro Carril Oeste 25 (0)
2022 Deportes Iquique 28 (0)
2023 Deportes Copiapó 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024

Career

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Formed in Vélez Sársfield's youth divisions, Sills joined Costa Rican Primera División club LD Alajuelense on loan in 2008, before making any first team appearance with Vélez.[1] He returned to his club in 2009.

Sills did his first pre-season training with Vélez' first team during July 2010. However, he suffered a knee cruciate ligament injury that made him miss the entire 2010 Apertura tournament.[2]

For the first half of 2012, Sills played on loan for Instituto in the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division), where he started in 21 games in his team's third-place finish. However, his team lost the promotion playoff to San Lorenzo and therefore could not achieve promotion to the Primera División. Upon his return to Vélez, he was part of the squad that won both the 2012 Inicial and 2012–13 Superfinal.

Sills then went on to play for Universidad de Chile and Olimpo.

In 2023, he played for Deportes Copiapó.[3]

Honours

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Vélez Sársfield

References

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  1. ^ "Alajuelense de Costa Rica ficha a joven argentino Juan Ignacio Sills". Eco Diario (in Spanish). 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  2. ^ "Le dieron la peor noticia". Olé (in Spanish). 2010-08-03. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. ^ Moreno, Paula (2 January 2024). "Copiapó anuncia a un fichaje internacional y dos nuevas bajas". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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