Santiago Arias

Santiago "Santi" Arias Naranjo (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈaɾjas]; born 13 January 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Colombia national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Naranjo.
Santiago Arias
Arias with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Santiago Arias Naranjo[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992[2]
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 4
Youth career
La Equidad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 La Equidad 28 (0)
2011–2013 Sporting CP 7 (0)
2012–2013 Sporting CP B 28 (1)
2013–2014 Jong PSV 2 (0)
2013–2018 PSV 136 (9)
2018– Atlético Madrid 40 (1)
National team‡
2009 Colombia U17 6 (0)
2011 Colombia U20 14 (1)
2013– Colombia 53 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

La Equidad

Arias was a youth product of the La Equidad academy. He was moved into the senior squad during 2009 making his professional debut that same year against Deportes Tolima. He soon became a regular for the Bogotá based club and racked up 28 appearances. His notable performances earned him the opportunity to represent his nation at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Colombia.[4] After a successful spell at his club and internationally, he soon moved to Portugal to join the ranks of Lisbon team Sporting CP.[5]

Sporting CP

While representing the U20 national Colombian side in 2011, Arias attracted the scouts of Sporting CP. On 1 July 2011, Arias was ultimately signed by Sporting on a 5-year contract for a transfer free of €300,000.[6] He made his European debut on 6 November replacing Matías Fernández in the 80th minute against U.D. Leiria.[7] Despite making his first team debut, Arias spent most of his playing time with the B-Squad where he scored a goal in 28 appearances. He occasionally made appearances with the first squad, but never broke in for a permanent spot.

PSV

In early 2013, Arias was linked to the Dutch club PSV but nothing was finalized.[8] In July 2013, Arias was once again linked to the club where both parties agreed on finalizing a deal. It was then reported that Arias signed a four-year contract and PSV paid Sporting €1.6 million for a package deal including fellow Sporting teammate Stijn Schaars.[9][10][11] Upon his arrival, Arias was handed the number 13 shirt. He made his league debut on 3 August, playing a full 90 minutes in a 2–3 away win against ADO Den Haag.[12] He made his first direct contribution for PSV as he scored the opening goal in a 3–2 home win over FC Twente.[13] Arias made 25 league appearances for the 2013–14 Eredivisie with PSV placing fourth thus earning a place in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round.

Arias appeared for the first time in a European competition in a match against SKN St. Pölten coming on as a second-half substitute in a match where PSV won 2-3.[14] He then appeared in four group stage matches and played the first leg of the Round of 36 against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Subsequent to an injury, Arias was ruled out of the second leg with his team being knocked out 4-0 on aggregate.[15]

Despite an early exit from the Europa League, PSV were crowned 2014–15 Eredivisie thus making the conquest Arias's first European title. It was also the club's first title in eight years.[16]

In the 1–2 Champions League group stage loss against Bayern München, Arias scored the opening goal with a header, which possibly came from an offside position.[17]

He played on 15 April 2018 as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017-18 Eredivisie title.[18] The title would be Arias' 5th Dutch trophy in just 5 seasons within the Netherlands. Arias would then be named the Eredivisie Player of the Year, having assisted 6 goals and scoring 3, as well as holding an 82% passing accuracy and winning 134 take ons.[19][20][21] He was also named in the league's best XI of the season.[22]

Atlético Madrid

On 31 July 2018, it was announced that Arias completed a transfer to Atlético Madrid for a reported transfer fee of £11 million.[23] Upon his arrival, Arias was handed the number 4 shirt.[24]

He made his unofficial debut in friendly against Cagliari replacing Juanfran at the start of the second half. Atlético went on to win the match with Borja Garcés scoring the sole goal.[25] He made his league debut for the club on 1 September, coming on as a substitute for José Giménez in a 2–0 defeat against Celta de Vigo. On 19 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Los Rojiblancos in a 0–3 defeat of SD Huesca.

International career

Youth

Santi Arias was part of Colombia U17 team who finished fourth in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, playing all matches (except third place match, making a total of 6 appearances) and scoring the first penalty during quarter-final penalty shoot-out against Turkey.

In 2011, Santi Arias played all 9 matches for Colombia U20 team when they finished sixth in the 2011 South American Youth Championship. Eduardo Lara, Colombia's coach, also called him for the 2011 Toulon Tournament where Arias, who started all 5 matches, was part of Colombia's team that reached and won the final.

Senior

In September 2013, Arias received his first call up for Colombia's senior team to dispute the 2014 World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Paraguay, following first choice Camilo Zúñiga's injury.[26] He made his debut against Paraguay and played the entire match in a 1–2 away victory at Asunción.

Arias was included in Colombia's 23 man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He made three appearances in the tournament, coming on as a substitute in all of Colombia's group stage matches. The following year, Arias was included in the final squad for the 2015 Copa America. He appeared twice at the tournament, including the quarter-final 0–0 draw against Argentina where Colombia were eliminated 5–4 on penalties.

He was a part of the Colombian squad that finished third place at the Copa América Centenario.

Arias was selected in the 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[27] He started in all four of Colombia's matches as his nation was eliminated in the Round of 16 against England.

Career statistics

Club
Correct as of match played 16 July 2020[28]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
La Equidad 2009 140000000–140
2010 70000000–70
2011 70000000–70
Total 280000000–280
Sporting CP 2011–12 60200000–80
2012–13 10100000–20
Total 70300000–100
PSV Eindhoven 2013–14 251100060–321
2014–15 211300050–291
2015–16 32330006010423
2016–17 281200041–342
2017–18 303300020–353
Total1369120002311017210
Atlético Madrid 2018–19 25140–4000331
2019–20 14010–2010180
Total39150–6010511
Career total 21010200002912026111

International
As of 3 July 2018[29]
TeamYearAppsGoals
Colombia
201330
2014110
201560
2016110
201770
201870
Total450

Honours

PSV

Atlético Madrid

Colombia U20

Colombia

Individual

  • Eredivisie Player of the Year: 2017–18
  • Eredivisie Star XI: 2017–18
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References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. http://www.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores/santiago-arias-naranjo-2018-2019
  8. abola.pt
  9. PSV tiene en la mira a Santiago Arias otra vez – Goal.com
  10. PSV oficializa Stijn Schaars e Santiago Arias – PÚBLICO
  11. Mercado: OFICIAL – Arias também já pertence aos quadros do PSV | Notícias Sporting | Futebol 365
  12. Flitsend half uur helpt PSV langs ADO | nu.nl/sport | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
  13. PSV Eindhoven 3–2 Twente Match Report – Football Oranje
  15. http://[www.goal.com/es-co/news/5290/colombianos-en-resto-de-europa/2015/02/20/9129682/sin-gravedad-la-lesi%C3%B3n-de-arias]
  17. PSV-Bayern München – 1 November 2016
  18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43776657
  19. https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/
  20. https://twitter.com/EredivisieEN/status/993837930085937152
  21. https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/santiago-arias-kroont-zich-tot-speler-van-het-seizoen-20172018
  22. https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/uitgelicht/elftal-van-het-seizoen-20172018-bekend
  23. Atletico Madrid sign Colombia World Cup defender Santiago Arias - Eurosport
  26. Pekerman convoca a Santiago Arias por el lesionado Camilo Zúñiga – Terra Colombia
  27. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  28. "Santiago Arias » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  29. "Santiago Arias". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  30. Walker, Joseph (16 August 2018). "Atlético win third UEFA Super Cup in three attempts". Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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