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Santiago Cáseres

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Santiago Cáseres
Personal information
Full name Santiago Cáseres
Date of birth (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Parque Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vélez Sarsfield
Number 35
Youth career
2005–2016 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vélez Sarsfield 34 (0)
2018–2022 Villarreal 23 (0)
2020América (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 16 (1)
2022– Vélez Sarsfield 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Santiago Cáseres (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine club Vélez Sarfield.

Career

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Vélez Sarsfield

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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 US$12 million.[1][2]

Villarreal

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Cáseres signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF on 16 July 2018.[3]

Club América

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On 29 January 2020, Cáseres joined Liga MX side Club América on a one-year loan agreement up to December 31, 2020, with the option for a permanent deal.[4]

Vélez Sarfield

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On 22 February 2021, Cáseres returned to Argentina to Primera División side Vélez Sarfield, on a loan deal until December 2021. After that, in 2022 Cáseres signed a contract with Vélez Sarfield until December 2024 for $2.36 Million.[5][6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 29 November 2020[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 0 0 0 0 0 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
América (loan) 2020–21 Liga MX 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
Career total 71 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 86 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

References

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  1. ^ "Atlético de Madrid quiere llevarse a Santiago Cáseres". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Sebastián Miras (6 December 2017). "Atlético Madrid quiere a Santiago Cáseres". Gol de Vestuario (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Welcome, Cáseres!". Villarreal CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Santiago Cáseres es nuevo jugador del América". Marca (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "A préstamo / Vélez Sarsfield" [On Loan]. C. A. Vélez Sarsfield Official Website (in Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Santiago Cáseres vuelve a Vélez a préstamo" [Santiago Cáseres returns to Vélez on loan]. ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Argentina – S. Cáseres – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Santiago Cáseres". SofaScore. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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