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Santiago Muñoz (footballer, born 2002)

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Santiago Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Santiago René Muñoz Robles[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth El Paso, Texas, United States
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Santos Laguna
Number 19
Youth career
2018–2020 Santos Laguna
2021–2022Newcastle United (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Santos Laguna 58 (5)
International career
2019 Mexico U17 16 (8)
2022 Mexico U21 5 (2)
2021– Mexico U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2019 Brazil Team
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Winner 2019 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Santiago René Muñoz Robles (born 14 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Santos Laguna. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.

Club career

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Santos Laguna

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Muñoz made his professional debut with Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada on 25 October 2020 in a Liga MX match against Atlético San Luis, coming on as a substitute, winning 2–1.[2]

Loan to Newcastle United

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On 31 August 2021, Muñoz joined Premier League side Newcastle United on an 18-month loan deal, linking up with the club's academy sides with the English club having the option to make the deal permanent.[3] On 30 July 2022, Muñoz made his senior team debut for Newcastle in a 2–1 pre-season friendly win against Athletic Bilbao; coming on as a late substitute alongside fellow academy player Lucas De Bolle.[4] On 23 January 2023, Muñoz returned to Santos Laguna.

International career

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Youth

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Muñoz was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,[5] scoring five goals, where Mexico won the competition. He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup,[6] where Mexico finished runner-up.

Muñoz was called up to the under-23 team by Jaime Lozano to participate at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[7]

Muñoz was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[8] scoring two goals, Mexico finished third.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 March 2024[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos Laguna 2020–21 Liga MX 19 3 19 3
2022–23 6 0 6 0
2023–24 27 1 27 1
2024–25 0 1 0 1
Total 52 5 52 5
Career total 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 5

Honours

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Mexico Youth

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ Flemming, Connor. "Goal! The Dream Begins: Santiago Muñoz Makes Santos Laguna Debut". The18.com.
  3. ^ "Magpies sign teenager Santiago Munoz". www.nufc.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Newcastle United 2 Athletic Bilbao 1". www.nufc.co.uk. 30 July 200.
  5. ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
  6. ^ Medel, Édgar Malagón (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^ "México derrotó a Honduras en penales y se alzó como campeón de Concacaf rumbo a Tokio". Infobae. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ Santiago Muñoz at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019.