Santiago Hidalgo
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Hidalgo|Massa|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Santiago Hidalgo
|image =
|fullname = Santiago Hidalgo Massa{{WorldFootball.net|santiago-hidalgo}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = Santiago del Estero, Argentina
|currentclub = Independiente
|clubnumber = 41
|position = Forward
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = San Lorenzo
|youthyears2 = 2016–2022
|youthclubs2 = Independiente
|years1 = 2022– |clubs1 = Independiente |caps1 = 28 |goals1 = 1
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = Argentina U17
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
|club-update = 21:59, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American U-20 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2025 Venezuela|}}
}}
Santiago Hidalgo Massa (born 17 February 2005) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for Independiente.
Club career
Hidalgo had a brief spell with San Lorenzo, before joining Independiente at the age of eleven.{{cite web|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/independiente/promesa-cantera-reserva-rojo-hidalgo_0_e6HaO1fELw.html|title=Santiago Hidalgo, la promesa que ilusiona al Rojo|trans-title=Santiago Hidalgo, the promise that excites the Red|first=Favio|last=Verona|date=10 March 2022|accessdate=28 September 2022|website=ole.com.ar|language=Spanish}}
In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/sep/28/next-generation-2022-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football|first1=Marcus|last1=Christenson|first2=Steven|last2=Bloor|first3=Garry|last3=Blight|date=28 September 2022|accessdate=28 September 2022|work=The Guardian}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|28 September 2023.}}{{Soccerway|santiago-hidalgo-massa/828488}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Independiente
|2022 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Independiente
|2023 |11 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" | Career total
!13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Club Atlético Independiente squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hidalgo, Santiago}}
Category:Footballers from Santiago del Estero
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Argentina men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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