Tiago Banega
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tiago Banega
| image =
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| fullname = Tiago Nahuel Banega
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Unión de Santa Fe
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = DEPRO
| years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = DEPRO | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017– | clubs2 = Racing Club | caps2 = 11| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → Patronato (loan) | caps3 = 28| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | caps4 = 15| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = → Unión de Santa Fe (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0
| club-update = 20:52, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
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Tiago Nahuel Banega (born 1 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unión de Santa Fe on loan from Racing Club.
Professional career
A youth product of Depro, Banega debuted with their senior team at the age of 15 before transferring to Racing Club in 2017.
=Racing=
Banega made his professional debut with Racing Club in a 1-1 Argentine Primera División tie with Atlético Tucumán on 26 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/26/argentina/primera-division/racing-club-de-avellaneda/club-atletico-tucuman/3070513/|title=Racing Club vs. Atlético Tucumán - 26 January 2020 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}} On 5 February 2020, Banega signed his first professional contract with Racing Club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/deportes/2020/02/05/futbol-el-entrerriano-thiago-banega-firmo-su-primer-contrato-con-racing|title=Fútbol: el entrerriano Tiago Banega firmó su primer contrato con Racing|date=February 5, 2020|website=Análisis}}
==Loan to Patronato==
On 30 June 2021, Banega joined fellow league club Patronato on a loan deal until the end of 2022.[https://capatronato.com/bienvenido-tiago-banega/ ¡BIENVENIDO, TIAGO BANEGA!], capatronato.com, 30 June 2021 On October 30, 2022, Banega scored the only goal of the 2022 Copa Argentina final for Patronato.{{Cite web|url=https://www.copaargentina.org/es/news/10706_-Recien-vi-la-pelota-cuando-entro-no-lo-podia-creer-.html|title="Recién vi la pelota cuando entró, no lo podía creer"|date=31 Oct 2022|access-date=19 Aug 2023|website=copaargentina.org}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|tiago-banega/469402}}
- {{ESPN FC|301756/tiago-banega}}
- [https://www.racingclub.com.ar/futbol/primer-equipo/plantel/jugador/685_banega/ Racing Club Profile]
- {{BDFA|TIAGO-NAHUEL-BANEGA-110362}}
{{Unión de Santa Fe squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banega, Tiago}}
Category:Footballers from Entre Ríos Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Category:Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
Category:Club Atlético Patronato footballers
Category:Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Category:Argentine Primera División players