Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pino (born 12 January 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club Sochi.

At six years old, he started participating in the Colo-Colo Academy, and at 13 he moved to the youth ranks of rivals Universidad Católica.

[1] After the arrival of the Spanish coach Beñat San José, Saavedra made his professional debut on August 4, 2018, in a match against Everton.

From there on, he has maintained a steady flux of starts in the defensive midfield position, amassing 131 official career appearances with the club.

[4] At senior level, after being called up to some training microcycles by both Reinaldo Rueda[5] and Martín Lasarte,[6] making his international debut in the friendly match against Bolivia on March 26, 2021, at the 87th minute.