{{short description|Spanish footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Cases|Mora|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nacho Cases | image = NachoCases.jpg | caption = Cases warming up for Sporting Gijón in 2014 | full_name = Ignacio Cases Mora | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Gijón, Spain | height = 1.74 m | position = Central midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1993–1994 | youthclubs1 = Codema | youthyears2 = 1994–2006 | youthclubs2 = Sporting Gijón | youthyears3 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs3 = → Revillagigedo (loan) | years1 = 2006–2011 | clubs1 = Sporting Gijón B | caps1 = 134 | goals1 = 21 | years2 = 2011–2017 | clubs2 = Sporting Gijón | caps2 = 177 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2017–2021 | clubs3 = AEK Larnaca | caps3 = 56 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → Volos (loan) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = Sūduva | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Anagennisi | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Ermis | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 2 | totalcaps = 437 | totalgoals = 35 | club-update = }} '''Ignacio 'Nacho' Cases Mora''' (born 22 December 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He spent most of his career with Sporting de Gijón, appearing in 183 competitive games over the course of seven seasons (four in La Liga).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/sporting1905/2023/07/19/sporting-contrata-nacho-cases-tras-retirada-futbolista-profesional/00031689751828457839128.htm|title=El Sporting contrata a Nacho Cases tras su retirada como futbolista profesional|trans-title=Sporting sign Nacho Cases following his retirement as a professional footballer|newspaper=La Voz de Asturias|first=Alejandro|last=Vigil Morán|language=es|date=19 July 2023|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
==Career== ===Sporting Gijón=== Born in Gijón, Asturias, Cases was a product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy, Mareo. He made it to the B team during the 2006–07 season, with them playing in the Tercera División; although he proved instrumental in helping to achieve promotion one year later, he struggled for a place in the starting line-ups the following years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sporting.elcomerciodigital.com/noticias/2011-01-07/ultimo-canterano-generacion-20110107.html|title=El último canterano de su generación|trans-title=The last youth player of his generation|newspaper=El Comercio|first=J.|last=Barrio|language=es|date=7 January 2011|access-date=28 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110051140/http://sporting.elcomerciodigital.com/noticias/2011-01-07/ultimo-canterano-generacion-20110107.html|archive-date=10 January 2011}}</ref>
It was not until the 2010–11 campaign, at the age of 23 years – and acting as captain with the reserves – that Cases was finally given his chance to make his first-team debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander on 9 January 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sporting.elcomerciodigital.com/noticias/2011-01-10/vamos-salvar-afirma-cases-20110110.html|title="Nos vamos a salvar", afirma Cases|trans-title='We will stay up', says Cases|newspaper=El Comercio|first=Juan Carlos|last=Rivas|language=es|date=10 January 2011|access-date=28 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113124437/http://sporting.elcomerciodigital.com/noticias/2011-01-10/vamos-salvar-afirma-cases-20110110.html|archive-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> On 2 April, he assisted Miguel de las Cuevas in the 79th minute of a 1–0 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, thus ending José Mourinho's nine-year unbeaten home league record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/14960/6848974/real-suffer-sporting-shock|title=Real suffer Sporting shock|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2 April 2011|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> He finished his first season as a professional with 18 La Liga appearances, in an escape from relegation,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2012/01/03/descubrimiento-ano-20973142.html|title=El descubrimiento del año|trans-title=Finding of the year|newspaper=La Nueva España|language=es|date=3 January 2012|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> having scored his first goal in the top flight on 15 January 2011 in the 2–0 home defeat of Hércules CF.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2011/01/15/mas_futbol/1295046043_850215.html|title=El Sporting rompe su racha negativa a costa del Hércules|trans-title=Sporting end their negative streak at the expense of Hércules|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=15 January 2011|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
===AEK Larnaca=== On 22 June 2017, 29-year-old Cases announced he was leaving Sporting Gijón and bring to an end a 23-year association with the same club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realsporting.com/noticia/entrevista-a-nacho-cases|title=Entrevista a Nacho Cases|trans-title=Interview to Nacho Cases|publisher=Sporting Gijón|language=es|date=22 June 2017|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Shortly after, he joined a host of compatriots at Cyprus' AEK Larnaca FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aek.com.cy/article/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%86%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5-sporting-gijon-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-nacho-cases|title=ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ SPORTING GIJON ΓΙΑ NACHO CASES!|trans-title=Agreement with Sporting Gijón for Nacho Cases!|publisher=AEK Larnaca|language=el|date=22 June 2017|access-date=22 June 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625041424/http://www.aek.com.cy/article/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%86%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5-sporting-gijon-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-nacho-cases|archive-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played on 4 January 2020}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Sporting Gijón B |2006–07<ref name=BD>{{BDFutbol|100261}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Tercera División |33||6||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs|name=PPO}}||0||35||6 |- |2007–08<ref name=BD/> |30||10||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=PPO}}||1||34||11 |- |2008–09<ref name=BD/> |rowspan="3"|Segunda División B |33||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs|name=RPO}}||0||35||1 |- |2009–10<ref name=BD/> |20||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- |2010–11<ref name=BD/> |18||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !134!!21!!colspan="2"|—!!8!!1!!142!!22 |- |rowspan="8"|Sporting Gijón |2010–11<ref name=BD/> |rowspan="2"|La Liga |18||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||18||1 |- |2011–12<ref name=BD/> |21||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- |2012–13<ref name=BD/> |rowspan="3"|Segunda División |33||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||34||3 |- |2013–14<ref name=BD/> |27||2||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in La Liga play-offs|nane=PPO}}||0||28||2 |- |2014–15<ref name=BD/> |33||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||33||2 |- |2015–16<ref name=BD/> |rowspan="2"|La Liga |24||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||25||1 |- |2016–17<ref name=BD/> |21||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !177!!9!!5!!1!!1!!0!!183!!10 |- |rowspan="4"|AEK Larnaca |2017–18<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|new_id=cases-nacho/fyXy6IJ8}}</ref> |rowspan="3"|Cypriot First Division |25||0||6||1||0||0|||31||1 |- |2018–19<ref name=SW/> |17||1||2||0||8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0|||27||1 |- |2019–20<ref name=SW/> |14||2||0||0||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0|||20||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !56!!3!!8!!1!!14!!0!!78!!4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !367!!33!!13!!2!!23!!1!!403!!36 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''AEK Larnaca''' *Cypriot Cup: 2017–18<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cyp2018.html|title=Cyprus 2017/18|publisher=RSSSF|first=Xaris|last=Xarilaou|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> *Cypriot Super Cup: 2018<ref name=SW/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{BDFutbol|100261}}
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