Luis Ibáñez

Who is Luis Ibáñez?

Luis Ezequiel Ibáñez, nicknamed Lucho, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Zagreb.

Ibáñez started his professional career at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina, debuting for the club in 2008. He made only two official appearances in Argentine Primera División, and in the summer transfer window of the 2008–09 season he joined Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of €650,000. His first season at Dinamo Zagreb went well, as he was praised by the Croatian football critics for his performances and work rate on the pitch. He made a total of 110 official appearances for Dinamo Zagreb, scored 12 goals, and also won four domestic thropies, two of which were league titles, and one of Croatian Cup and Supercup each.

Ibáñez was not capped for Argentina at senior level, but he was made aware by the national team staff that they will consider calling him up when he gets older and if he keeps playing well. He also stated that he would like to play for Croatia. Luis Ibáñez also holds Croatian citizenship and is therefore not considered a foreign player in the EU.