Igor Lichnovsky

Igor Lichnovsky Osorio (born 7 March 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga MX club América and the Chile national team.

Born in Peñaflor near Santiago to an Austrian father of German and Slovak descent,[3][4][5] Lichnovsky joined Club Universidad de Chile at the age of 8.

On 20 November 2011 he first appeared in the Primera División, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Club Deportivo Universidad Católica for the Clausura in which he was also voted as Player of the match.

[10] On 22 January of the following year he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón until June,[11] making his La Liga debut on 17 February by featuring the entire 1–3 home loss against FC Barcelona.

He participated with the latter in the 2013 South American Youth Championship, helping his team qualify to the 2013 FIFA World Cup in Turkey whilst acting as captain in both tournaments.