Ángelo Nicolás Sagal Tapia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaɲɟʝelo saˈɣal]; born 18 April 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division side Apollon Limassol.

Ángelo Sagal
Personal information
Full name Ángelo Nicolás Sagal Tapia[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Forward
Team information
Current team
Apollon Limassol
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2012 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Rangers 27 (0)
2013–2017 Huachipato 82 (16)
2017–2020 Pachuca 61 (11)
2019–2020Juárez (loan) 24 (3)
2020–2021 Denizlispor 35 (1)
2021–2023 Gaziantep 45 (5)
2023Ferencváros (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Apollon Limassol 21 (7)
International career
2015–2019 Chile 18 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Runner-up FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
Winner China Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2019

Career

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Ferencváros

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On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[3][4]

Apollon Limassol

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After playing for Ferencváros and ending his contract with the Turkish club Gaziantep,[5] he joined Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.[6]

International career

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He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[7] At 2017 China Cup, he scored his first international match goal, which made La Roja win the cup.

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[8]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 January 2017 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China   Iceland 1–0 1–0 2017 China Cup
2. 2 June 2017 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile   Burkina Faso 3–0 3–0 International Friendly

Personal life

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His younger brother, Bastián,[9] is a footballer who was with the Mexican clubs Tlaxcala and Pachuca before joining Ñublense in 2022.[10]

Sagal is the cousin of the former professional footballer Nino Rojas and the nephew of Bernardino "Loco Nino" Rojas, father of Nino, a well-known footballer in his city of birth, Talca.[11]

Honours

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Huachipato

Pachuca

Chile

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: CF Pachuca" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ángelo Sagal". Gaziantep F.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ Echagüe, Patricio (5 July 2023). "Ángelo Sagal avisa al fútbol chileno que está libre: "Estoy dispuesto a escuchar ofertas"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ @apollonfc (9 August 2023). "𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 🟦⬜🔥". Retrieved 9 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Sagal, Ángel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Bastián Sagal". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Ñublense anunció el fichaje del joven delantero Bastián Sagal". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Figuras del folclor amateur: "Loco Nino" Rojas". Pasión Deportiva (in Spanish). 818. Talca, Chile: issuu.com: 8. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Huachipato vs. Deportes Iquique". Soccerway. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  13. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2017". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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