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Yago Santiago

Yago Santiago
Personal information
Full name Yago de Santiago Alonso
Date of birth (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Elche
Number 24
Youth career
Areosa
2016–2019 Celta
2019–2024 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2024– Elche 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Yago de Santiago Alonso (born 15 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Elche CF.[1]

Early life

From Vigo, Santiago attended school at El Colegio San José de Cluny.[2] He began playing at a football academy camp at CD Areosa as a five year-old with his father Gonzalo. He stayed with Areosa for a number of years in his childhood before joining RC Celta de Vigo.[3][4]

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

As part of Celta's academy, Santiago scored 15 goals for their U16 side during the 2018-19 season. That Spring, he visited the academy at Tottenham Hotspur[5][6] and signed for the club in the summer of 2019.[7]

During the 2022–23 season, Santiago was called up to first team Spurs training by manager Antonio Conte after impressing for the under-21 side.[8] In April 2023, he signed a new two-year contract with Spurs.[9]

Santiago was included in the Spurs first team match-day squad for a Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion on 28 December 2023, but remained an unused substitute[10]

Elche

On 30 July 2024, Santiago returned to Spain and signed a permanent deal with Segunda División side Elche CF.[11]

References

  1. ^ Yago Santiago at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Yago Santiago". Tottenhamhotspur. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Carballo, Pablo (6 February 2022). "Yago de Santiago: "I want to be prepared for the day I have to debut in the Premier"". Lavozdegalicia. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "The English adventure of the excellent Yago de Santiago and Erik Bugarín". Canteira Celeste. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Eye Move for Celta Vigo Starlet Yago de Santiago Ahead of Summer Window". si.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Barcelona and English teams "fish" in the light blue cadet". farodevigo.es. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ Wilmott, Lee (4 May 2020). "Tottenham wonderkid posts brilliant video of training to excite Spurs fans". Football London. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ^ Labellarte, Giuseppe (29 November 2022). "Conte calls up 19-year-old forward who creates chances 'out of very little' to Spurs training". tbrfootball. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  9. ^ Labellarte, Giuseppe (15 April 2023). "LIVERPOOL ACE STEFAN BAJCETIC REACTS AS SPURS GEM YAGO SANTIAGO SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". hitc.
  10. ^ "BRIGHTON VS. SPURS". Soccerway. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Yago Santiago, talento y juventud para el Elche CF" [Yago Santiago, talent and youth for Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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