| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Alex Garguez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Colina, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| 2020–2024 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Palestino | 42 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Chile U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chile | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Ian Alex Garguez Gómez (born 3 February 2005) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Palestino and the Chile national team.
As a youth player, Garguez was with Unión Española before joining the Palestino youth ranks. He made his senior debut in the 1–2 away win against Audax Italiano for the Chilean Primera División on 1 June 2024 and signed his first professional contract on 13 September of the same year.
Garguez has represented Chile at under-20 level in friendlies and the 2025 South American Championship, where he suffered an appendicitis after the group stage.
At senior level, Garguez received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay in September 2025.
A defender, Garguez can operate as a full-back, mainly on the right side of the field, or a centre-back.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |