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DeutschSantiago Muñoz (footballer, born 2002)
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| Full name | Santiago René Muñoz Robles[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Newcastle 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
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| *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
[edit]Santos Laguna
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Youth
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 2 March 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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
[edit]Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2019[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Flemming, Connor. "Goal! The Dream Begins: Santiago Muñoz Makes Santos Laguna Debut". The18.com.
- ^ "Magpies sign teenager Santiago Munoz". www.nufc.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Newcastle United 2 Athletic Bilbao 1". www.nufc.co.uk. 30 July 200.
- ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "México derrotó a Honduras en penales y se alzó como campeón de Concacaf rumbo a Tokio". Infobae. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Santiago Muñoz at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019.
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