Sito (footballer, born 1996)

Andrés Pascual Santoja (born 18 November 1996), commonly known as Sito, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Asteras Tripolis FC mainly as a left winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pascual and the second or maternal family name is Santoja.

Sito
Personal information
Full name Andrés Pascual Santoja
Date of birth (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996
Place of birth Alcoy, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Asteras Tripolis
Number 40
Youth career
Vedruna
Alcoyano
2005–2015 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Valencia B 87 (12)
2016–2018 Valencia 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Lorca (loan) 9 (0)
2019– Asteras Tripolis 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:06, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Alcoy, Alicante, Valencian Community, Sito joined Valencia CF's youth setup after spells at CD Vedruna and CD Alcoyano.[1] On 29 March 2014, while still a junior, he made his debut with the former's reserve team in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Elche CF Ilicitano.[2]

On 13 April 2014 Sito scored his first senior goal, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against Huracán Valencia CF.[3] He was definitely promoted to the B-team in July 2014,[4] but appeared rarely during the campaign.

On 13 May 2016 Sito made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Pablo Piatti in a 0–1 home loss against Real Sociedad.[5] On 8 August of the following year, he was loaned to Segunda División side Lorca FC, for one year.[6]

On 4 January 2017, Sito cut ties with Lorca and subsequently returned to Valencia and its B-team.[7] On 6 August 2019, he terminated his contract with the Che and moved abroad, joining a host of compatriots at Greek side Asteras Tripolis FC.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 December 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia II 2013–14 Segunda División B 51——51
2014–15 50——50
2015–16 194——194
2016–17 262——262
2017–18 103——103
2018–19 222——222
Total 871200008712
Valencia 2015–16 La Liga 10000010
2016–17 10000010
Total 20000020
Lorca (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 9000—90
Asteras Tripolis 2019–20 Super League 1 11110—121
Career total 10913100011013

    References
    1. "Andrés Pascual debuta con el Valencia Mestalla" [Andrés Pascual debuts with Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). CD Vedruna. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    2. "Valencia Mestalla 0–0 Elche Ilicitano" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    3. "Valencia Mestalla 3–0 Huracán Valencia" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    4. "El Valencia Mestalla hereda un bloque campeón" [Valencia Mestalla inherit a champion block] (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    5. "Al final, por fin el fin" [In the end, finally] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    6. "Sito, nueva incorporación del Lorca FC" [Sito, new addition of Lorca FC] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
    7. "Sito se desvincula del Lorca FC y vuelve al Valencia" [Sito leaves Lorca FC and returns to Valencia] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
    8. "Αστέρας: Στους Αρκάδες και ο Αντρές Σαντόνια Σίτο" [Asteras: In the Arcades Andrés Santoja Sito] (in Greek). Sport24.gr. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
    9. "Sito Pascual". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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