Santiago Cáseres (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX side Club América.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Cáseres | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Parque Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SLP | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Vélez Sarsfield | 22 | (0) |
| 2018– | Villarreal | 23 | (0) |
| 2020– | → América (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 29 2020 | |||
Career
Vélez Sarsfield
Cáseres made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield entering the field in a 0–3 defeat to Newell's Old Boys, for the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División. The team's coach at the time was Omar De Felippe.
The midfielder became a regular starter for Vélez during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División. Due to his strong performances, at the end of the first semester of the season Cáseres was linked with a possible move to Atlético Madrid, reportedly willing to pay his buyout clause of USD 12 million.[1][2]
Villarreal
Cáseres signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF on 16 July 2018.[3]
Club América
On 29 January 2020, Cáseres joined Liga MX side Club América on a loan agreement for the remainder of the season with the option for a permanent deal.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2016–17 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||||||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
References
- ^ "Atlético de Madrid quiere llevarse a Santiago Cáseres". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Sebastián Miras (6 December 2017). "Atlético Madrid quiere a Santiago Cáseres". Gol de Vestuario (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Welcome, Cáseres!". Villarreal CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Santiago Cáseres es nuevo jugador del América". Marca (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Argentina – S. Cáseres – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Santiago Cáseres". SofaScore. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Santiago Cáseres at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Santiago Cáseres at Soccerway