Santiago Vera
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{distinguish|Santiago Irala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Santiago Vera
| image =
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| fullname = Santiago Ezequiel Vera
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Alberto, Argentina
| height = 1.70 m{{WorldFootball.net|santiago-vera}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Almirante Brown
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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Almirante Brown
| youthyears2 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs2 = River Plate
| years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = River Plate | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = Olimpia | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = → San Lorenzo (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021 | clubs4 = → Almirante Brown (loan) | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = → Tigre (loan) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = → Almirante Brown (loan) | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Almirante Brown | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 3
| club-update = 18 August 2024
| nationalteam-update =
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Santiago Ezequiel Vera (born 12 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Almirante Brown.{{Soccerway|santiago-vera/507357}}
Club career
Vera's career began in the ranks of Almirante Brown, who sold him to River Plate in 2015.{{cite news|title=Santiago Vera, del semillero aurinegro a la Primera de River Plate|url=http://www.el1digital.com.ar/articulo/view/68554/santiago-vera-del-semillero-aurinegro-a-la-primera-de-river-plate|accessdate=2 December 2018|work=El 1 Digital|date=21 September 2017}}{{cite news|title=Quién es Santiago Vera?|url=https://www.goal.com/es-ar/noticias/quien-es-santiago-vera/mx40oxjrwe6o1qa8tsn7spolo|accessdate=2 December 2018|work=Goal|date=18 September 2017}} Marcelo Gallardo promoted Vera to the club's senior squad for an Argentine Primera División match with San Martín on 17 September 2017, with the midfielder subsequently making his professional debut after being substituted on for Carlos Auzqui with eighteen minutes remaining.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO VERA|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-SANTIAGO-VERA-112977.html|accessdate=2 December 2018|work=BDFA}} Following a further appearance versus Tigre in 2018–19, Vera terminated his contract in August 2019 in order to join Olimpia of the Paraguayan Primera División.{{cite news|title=Hoy damos la bienvenida a Santiago Vera como nuevo pasajero del Expreso|url=https://twitter.com/elClubOlimpia/status/1160267777271373825|accessdate=22 August 2019|work=Olimpia|date=10 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=Santiago Vera es bienvenido en Olimpia|url=http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/santiago-vera-es-bienvenido-en-olimpia|accessdate=22 August 2019|work=Tigo Sports|date=10 August 2019}} He made five appearances off the bench, tallying ninety-nine minutes, in the 2019 campaign.
In January 2020, Vera was loaned to fellow Paraguayan Primera División team San Lorenzo. His first appearance arrived in February versus Nacional, which preceded the right midfielder scoring his first senior goal on 8 March against newly-promoted Guaireña.{{cite news|title=Santiago Vera anota el mejor gol de la fecha|url=http://www.tigosports.com.py/copa-de-primera/el-mejor-gol-apertura-2020-fecha-8-santiago-vera-san-lorenzo|accessdate=19 October 2020|work=Tigo Sports|date=9 March 2020}}
International career
In September 2018, Vera was selected to train with the Argentina U17s.{{cite news|title=La Sub 17 superó a River Plate|url=http://www.afa.com.ar/mobile/noticia.php?control=10565|accessdate=2 December 2018|work=AFA|date=19 September 2018}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|River Plate
|rowspan="3"|Argentine Primera División |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Olimpia
|2019 |rowspan="2"|Paraguayan Primera División |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1"|San Lorenzo (loan)
|2020 |rowspan="1"|Paraguayan Primera División |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
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Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from La Matanza Partido
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Category:Club Olimpia footballers
Category:Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers
Category:Club Almirante Brown footballers
Category:Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Paraguayan Primera División players
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay