Santiago Simón

Santiago Simón (born 13 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate.[3]

Santiago Simón
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002
Place of birth José C. Paz, Argentina[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2013 Cooperativa Tortuguitas
2013–2020 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– River Plate 2 (0)
National team
2018–2019 Argentina U17 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Simón started playing football at the age of four at Cooperativa Tortuguitas.[2][4][5] He joined River Plate's academy in 2013, following a week-long trial.[6] He spent seven years in their system, notably moving into the reserve squad in February 2020; debuting versus Banfield on 14 February.[6][7][8] Nine months later, on 20 November, Simón was promoted into Marcelo Gallardo's senior squad for a Copa de la Liga Profesional match with the aforementioned Banfield.[3] His debut subsequently arrived, with the winger replacing Cristian Ferreira for the final seventeen minutes of a 2–0 away win.[3]

International career

Simón represented Argentina at U17 level.[3][9] After featuring in an October 2018 friendly against their United States counterparts, Simón was selected by Pablo Aimar for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship, which they won, and the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup; appearing a total of five times across both competitions.[3]

Career statistics
As of 5 January 2021.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 200000000020
Career total 200000000020

    Honours
    Argentina U17[3]

    Notes
    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References
    1. "Santiago Simón". World Football. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    2. "La historia de superación de la nueva promesa de River". Olé. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    3. "Argentina - S. Simón". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    4. "La historia de Santiago Simón, el nuevo juvenil que sumó Gallardo". La Página Millonaria. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    5. ""El fútbol es todo para mí"". Cooperativa de Tortuguitas. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    6. "Santiago Simón, el juvenil que sorprendió a Gallardo y que podría ser el N° 35 en debutar bajo su mandato en River". Infobae. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    7. "Primera convocatoria para Santiago Simón". River Plate. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    8. "La historia de Santiago Simón, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo". La Máquina Radio. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    9. "Quién es Santiago Simón, el nuevo juvenil convocado en River". TyC Sports. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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