Ian Subiabre

Ian Subiabre
Personal information
Full name	Ian Martín Subiabre
Date of birth	1 January 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	38
Youth career
2011–2013	El Globito
2014–2015	CAI
2015	River Plate
2015–2021	CAI
2022–	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	River Plate
International career‡
2022	Chile U17
2022–2023	Argentina U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

Ian Martín Subiabre (born 1 January 2007) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate.

Early and personal life

Subiabre was born in Comodoro Rivadavia in the Chubut Province of Argentina to former footballer Martín Subiabre, who played for CAI and Huracán de Comodoro Rivadavia.^[3] His paternal grandparents are Chilean, and because of this his father earned the nickname Chile while playing.^[4]

Club career

Inheriting his passion for football from his father, Subiabre's first club was El Globito in his native Comodoro Rivadavia, whom he joined at the age of four.^[5] He joined the academy of his father's former club, CAI, at the age of seven, but the following year he was given the opportunity to play briefly for River Plate, the club he had supported as a child.^[5]

He would remain officially with CAI, due to the long travelling distance from Comodoro Rivadavia to Buenos Aires, though he would return to River Plate semi-regularly to feature for their youth teams.^[6] In August 2021, he trialled with River Plate, who offered him a contract beginning in January of the following year.^[5]^[6] He signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2023, penning a three-year deal.^[6]

In November 2023, River Plate manager Martín Demichelis stated that Subiabre, alongside teammates Agustín Ruberto and Ulises Giménez, would feature in the senior squad's pre-season preparations.^[7]

International career

In early 2022, Subiabre received a call-up from the Chilean under-17 side, and went on to play in one friendly matches against Colombia.^[8]^[9] However, in September of the same year, he accepted a call-up from Argentina under-17 coach Pablo Aimar, and would go on to make his debut for the side at the 2022 Copa Ciudad de Ezeiza, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 win against Peru.^[8] He went on to feature in two more friendly games, against Bolivia and Venezuela, scoring his first goal against the former in a 5–1 win.^[9]

Having featured for Argentina at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, Subiabre was again called up to the team for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[10] In Argentina's final group game, against Poland, Subiabre scored the third goal of the game as Argentina went on to win 4–0.^[11]

Style of play

Subiabre describes himself as a "powerful striker and scorer", though he is often utilised as a winger, and names fellow Argentine Julián Álvarez as an inspiration on his style of play.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ Ian Subiabre at WorldFootball.net
^ "Ian Subiabre, la realidad supera la ficción" [Ian Subiabre, reality is stranger than fiction]. diariocronica.com.ar (in Spanish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Tapia, Carlos (24 November 2023). "La historia de Ian Subiabre, la promesa que vistió la Roja y ahora brilla con Argentina en el Mundial Sub 17" [The story of Ian Subiabre, the promise who wore the Red and now shines with Argentina in the Under 17 World Cup]. latercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sagarzazu, Rubén. "Subiabre: "Disfrutando de un sueño increíble"" [Subiabre: "Enjoying an incredible dream"]. cariverplate.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Blotto, Martín (11 April 2023). "Subiabre, otra joyita de River del Sub 17 que firmará su primer contrato con una cláusula millonaria" [Subiabre, another River gem from the Sub 17 who will sign his first contract with a million-dollar clause]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Ian Subiabre será promovido a la Primera de River Plate" [Ian Subiabre will be promoted to the First Division of River Plate]. elpatagonico.com (in Spanish). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "El futbolista de Comodoro Rivadavia, Ian Subiabre, debutó con la Selección Argentina Sub 17" [Comodoro Rivadavia footballer, Ian Subiabre, debuted with the Argentina Under 17 National Team]. laopinionaustral.com.ar (in Spanish). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Caputo, Francisco (12 February 2023). "Elegir entre Argentina y Chile: la difícil decisión del joven chubutense Ian Subiabre" [Choosing between Argentina and Chile: the difficult decision of the young man from Chubut Ian Subiabre]. diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "El comodorense Ian Subiabre, citado nuevamente a la Selección Argentina Sub17" [The Comodor native Ian Subiabre, summoned again to the Argentine U17 National Team]. eldiarioweb.com (in Spanish). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Ian Subiabre, la joya comodorense que fue figura ante Polonia e ilusiona a Argentina en el Mundial Sub 17" [Ian Subiabre, the Comodorense jewel who was a figure against Poland and excites Argentina in the Under 17 World Cup]. pastadecampeon.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Bielak, Juan (17 November 2023). "Quién es Ian Subiabre, la joya de River que la rompe en el Sub 17" [Who is Ian Subiabre, River's jewel that breaks it in the Sub 17]. lapaginamillonaria.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2023.