| Santiago Simón | |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | José C. Paz, Argentina[1] |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Winger[2] |
| Currentclub: | River Plate |
| Clubnumber: | 31 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cooperativa Tortuguitas |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | River Plate |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | River Plate |
| Caps1: | 77 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
Santiago Simón (born 13 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate.[3]
Simón started playing football at the age of four at Cooperativa Tortuguitas.[2] [4] [5] He joined River Plate's academy in 2013, following a week-long trial.[6] He spent seven years in their system, notably moving into the reserve squad in February 2020; debuting versus Banfield on 14 February.[6] [7] [8] Nine months later, on 20 November, Simón was promoted into Marcelo Gallardo's senior squad for a Copa de la Liga Profesional match with the aforementioned Banfield.[3] His debut subsequently arrived, with the winger replacing Cristian Ferreira for the final seventeen minutes of a 2–0 away win.[3]
Simón represented Argentina at U17 level.[3] [9] After featuring in an October 2018 friendly against their United States counterparts, Simón was selected by Pablo Aimar for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship, which they won, and the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup; appearing a total of five times across both competitions.[3]
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