Santiago_Cáseres
Santiago Cáseres
Argentine footballer
Santiago Cáseres (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine club Vélez Sarfield.
| 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) |
| 2020 | → América (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022– | Vélez Sarsfield | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 17 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 one year loan agreement up to December 31, 2020 with the option for a permanent deal.[4]
Vélez Sarfield
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]
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- "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.
- "A préstamo / Vélez Sarsfield" [On Loan]. C. A. Vélez Sarsfield Official Website (in Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- "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.
- "Argentina – S. Cáseres – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Santiago Cáseres". SofaScore. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Santiago Cáseres at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Santiago Cáseres at Soccerway