Santiago Cáseres

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

Santiago Cáseres
Personal information
Full name Santiago Cáseres
Date of birth (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997
Place of birth Parque Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 América
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2016 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vélez Sarsfield 22 (0)
2018– Villarreal 23 (0)
2020– → América (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 29 2020

Career

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]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 December 2019[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2016–17 Primera División 11000———110
2017–18 23020———250
Total 34020000000360
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 23020—9[lower-alpha 1]0—340
2019–20 0000———00
Total 23020009000340
Career total 57040009000700
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

References
  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. "Argentina – S. Cáseres – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. "Santiago Cáseres". SofaScore. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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