| Santiago Cáseres | |
| Fullname: | Santiago Cáseres |
| Birth Date: | 1997 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Parque Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Villarreal |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → América (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Caps5: | 40 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 12:34, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
Santiago Cáseres (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine club Vélez Sarfield.
Cáseres made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield entering the field in a 0–3 defeat to Newell's Old Boys, for the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División. The team's coach at the time was Omar De Felippe.
The midfielder became a regular starter for Vélez during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División. Due to his strong performances, at the end of the first semester of the season Cáseres was linked with a possible move to Atlético Madrid, reportedly willing to pay his buyout clause of US$12 million.[1] [2]
Cáseres signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF on 16 July 2018.[3]
On 29 January 2020, Cáseres joined Liga MX side Club América on a one-year loan agreement up to December 31, 2020, with the option for a permanent deal.[4]
On 22 February 2021, Cáseres returned to Argentina to Primera División side Vélez Sarfield, on a loan deal until December 2021. After that, in 2022 Cáseres signed a contract with Vélez Sarfield until December 2024 for $2.36 Million.[5] [6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2016–17 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[9] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| América (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 0 | |||