Jonathan dos Santos

Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝonatan dos ˈsantos]; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒonatɐ̃ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 26 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Mexico national team.

For the Uruguayan footballer, see Jonathan Dos Santos (Uruguayan footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is dos Santos and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Jonathan dos Santos
Jonathan with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990
Place of birth Monterrey, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2009 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Barcelona B 81 (6)
2009–2014 Barcelona 14 (0)
2014–2017 Villarreal 88 (4)
2017– LA Galaxy 77 (5)
National team‡
2009– Mexico 49 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Monterrey, Mexico,[3] Jonathan was competing along with his brother Giovani in a youth tournament in France, where he was spotted by FC Barcelona scouts who were impressed with what they saw and decided to bring him and his brother to La Masia for a trial.

Club career

2008–09 season

In the 2008–09 season, Dos Santos was in Juvenil A where he was captain of the team.[4] During that same season, he obtained a Spanish passport and thereby acquired Citizenship of the European Union, which enabled him to play in the first team.[5]

2009–10 season

In the summer of 2009, Dos Santos was selected by FC Barcelona B manager Luis Enrique to form part of the second team.[6] Subsequently, Pep Guardiola called him up to the first team during pre-season in England and the tour in the United States.[7] On 15 August 2009, Dos Santos was called up for his first official game with the first team in the Supercopa de España against Athletic Bilbao, although he was eventually ruled out and saw the game as a spectator.[8][9] He made his debut with Barcelona B on 5 September 2009 against Mallorca B. The match finished in a 1–1 draw.[10] Jonathan made his debut for Barcelona on 28 October 2009, coming on as a substitute for Seydou Keita in the 80th minute in an away Copa del Rey match against Cultural Leonesa, which Barcelona won 2–0.[11] He made his Champions League debut for Barcelona on 24 November 2009 against Internazionale in a 2–0 win at the Camp Nou when he replaced Andrés Iniesta in the 92nd minute.[12] Due to the lengthy 2009–10 season, many Barcelona first-team players were given breaks towards the end of the year. This meant the first team was going to be a few men short, and hence four Barça B players were called up by Guardiola on 29 December 2009. Among these four were Dos Santos, Thiago, Gai Assulin and Víctor Vázquez.[13] His La Liga debut came on 2 January 2010 when he started against Villarreal CF before being substituted by Iniesta in the 60th minute.[14]

2010–11 season

Dos Santos was called up by Pep Guardiola to the Barcelona first team during pre-season along with other players from Barcelona B. In the first three matches, Guardiola played him as defensive midfielder, a position he had never played before. Nevertheless, Dos Santos said, "I've felt comfortable in this position."[15]

2011–12 season

On 26 July 2011, Dos Santos started, and scored a goal, in the 2–2 draw against Sport Club Internacional in the 2011 Audi Cup. The match went to a penalty shootout, where he scored as well. Barcelona advanced to the final, where they beat FC Bayern Munich 2–0. He was part of the starting line-up in both matches, though he played at right back in the final. He made his season debut on 29 August in the 5–0 home win against Villarreal, coming in as a substitute for Cesc Fàbregas in the 70th minute.

On 24 November 2011, Dos Santos signed a contract extension which would keep him at Barcelona until 2015.[16] On 6 December, he appeared in the starting squad and played 58 minutes against FC BATE Borisov for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage match.[17]

2012–13 season

Despite rumours of a transfer to other Spanish clubs such as Real Betis and Málaga CF,[18] and Sevilla FC,[19] newly appointed coach Tito Vilanova officially called up Dos Santos to Barcelona's first team squad, handing him the number 12 shirt.[20] On 6 April 2013, against RCD Mallorca, he came on as a substitute for Andrés Iniesta in the 50th minute and competed against his brother Giovani dos Santos.

Villarreal

On 9 July 2014, Dos Santos signed a five-year deal with Villarreal, and going to play with his brother Giovani.[21] On 21 December, Dos Santos scored his first La Liga goal in a 3–0 victory against Deportivo de La Coruña.[22]

LA Galaxy

On 27 July 2017, MLS club LA Galaxy announced the signing of Dos Santos as a Designated Player,[23] reuniting him with his brother, Giovani, at the American club. Villarreal sold Jonathan for a fee reportedly around €5–6 million.[24]

International career
Jonathan playing for Mexico in 2011.

Dos Santos made his debut for the Mexico national team when he started in a friendly against Colombia on 30 September 2009. He was substituted for Patricio Araujo in the 72nd minute; Colombia won the game 2–1.[25][26] This meant that he represented his national team before debuting for his club team.[27]

On 3 March 2010, Dos Santos played 61 minutes against New Zealand. During the match, off a corner from Cuauhtémoc Blanco, the ball rolled towards him and he shot from outside the box but hit the crossbar. Dos Santos was left out of Mexico's 23-man final squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[28][29]

In May 2011, Dos Santos was left out of the 2011 Gold Cup final squad. On 24 May 2011, he was called up to play the Copa América.[30] He was subsequently dismissed from the team due to indiscipline.[31]

On 29 February 2012, Dos Santos returned to the Mexico national team for a friendly against Colombia in Miami, Florida, in which they lost 0–2.[32]

In November 2014, after a two-year absence with the national team, Dos Santos was called up by coach Miguel Herrera for the friendly matches against the Netherlands and Belarus on 12 and 18 November, respectively.

In 2015,Dos Santos was called up to Mexico's friendly against Ecuador and Paraguay. Jonathan did not start nor play in Ecuador's friendly, but he started in Paraguay's friendly which led to a 1–0 win against them at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. He was called back up for two friendlies against Costa Rica and Honduras where both matches were drawn, and he was also called up for the 2015 Gold Cup, starting in every match as Mexico won the tournament.

In May 2018 he was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[33] and in June, was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[34]

On 26 March 2019, he scored his first ever senior international goal, opening the scoring in a 4–2 friendly win over Paraguay.[35] In June 2019, he was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2019 Gold Cup.[36] He scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over the United States in the final.[37] He was subsequently listed in the tournament's Best XI.[38]

Style of play

Dos Santos is described as a versatile midfielder, with LA Galaxy he often plays as a holding midfielder.[39] He is known for his work rate, technical acuity, defensive tenacity, vision and ability to create space and opportunities for teammates.[40][41]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 December 2020[42][43]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[44] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2009–10 Segunda División B 191–191
2010–11 Segunda División 322–322
2011–12 303–303
Total 816–816
Barcelona 2009–10 La Liga 3020100060
2010–11 2010101050
2011–12 3030200080
2012–13 3030000060
2013–14 3000000030
Total 140904010280
Villarreal 2014–15 La Liga 2825190—423
2015–16 26020101—351
2016–17 3424081—483
Total 884111272—1267
LA Galaxy 2017 MLS 121—121
2018 23200—232
2019 29221—313
2020 13000—130
Total 77521—796
Career total 260152223121031419

International
As of 13 October 2020[45][43]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
200910
201040
201100
201210
201420
2015100
201610
2017130
201860
201993
202020
Total493

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2019Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States Paraguay1–04–2Friendly
2.9 June 2019AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Ecuador1–03–2
3.7 July 2019Soldier Field, Chicago, United States United States1–01–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

Honours

Club
Barcelona

International
Mexico

Individual

Personal life

Jonathan is the son of former Brazilian footballer Zizinho, who played for the Mexican football clubs América and León in the late 1980s. His mother, Liliana Ramírez, is a Mexican national; two brothers and two half-brothers – the elder, Éder dos Santos, who used to play for América as a defensive midfielder before retiring, and Giovani dos Santos, who currently plays for Club América.[47]

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  44. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
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