| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Canuto | ||
| Date of birth | February 20, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Libertad | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004-2007 | Unión | 60 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Ben Hur (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008-2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 50 | (6) |
| 2010 | Maccabi Haifa | 17 | (0) |
| 2011- | Libertad | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009- | Argentina | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:36, 17 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ignacio Canuto (born 20 February 1986 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine football central defender, currently playing for Libertad in the Paraguayan Primera División.
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Canuto began his playing career in 2004 with Unión after a loan spell with Ben Hur in 2007 he joined Argentinos Juniors of the Argentine Primera División in 2008. He was a regular player for the Argentinos Juniors team that won the Clausura 2010 championship. He played in 13 of the clubs 19 games during their championship winning campaign. In July 2010, Canuto was sold to Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League for €1 million. The club signed him to a five-year contract.
On 20 May 2009 Canuto made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama. He came on as a second half substitute for the Argentina team, made up of players based in the Primera División Argentina. Canuto scored his first international goal on his third appearance for Argentina on 10 February 2010 to secure a 2-1 win over Jamaica. He scored in the 93rd minute of the game, only 2 minutes after having come into the game as a late 2nd half substitute.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | February 10, 2010 | Mar del Plata,Estadio José María Minella, Argentina | Jamaica | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly |
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