Santiago Vera Explained

Santiago Vera should not be confused with Santiago Irala.

Santiago Vera
Fullname:Santiago Ezequiel Vera
Birth Date:12 December 1998
Birth Place:San Alberto, Argentina
Height:1.70 m[1]
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Olimpia
Clubnumber:27
Youthclubs1:Almirante Brown
Youthyears2:2015–2017
Youthclubs2:River Plate
Years1:2017–2019
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–
Clubs2:Olimpia
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:2020
Clubs3:San Lorenzo (loan)
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:2021
Clubs4:Almirante Brown (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:10
Club-Update:22:35, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Santiago Ezequiel Vera (born 12 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Paraguayan Primera División club Olimpia.[2]

Club career

Vera's career began in the ranks of Almirante Brown, who sold him to River Plate in 2015.[3] [4] 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.[2] [5] 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.[6] [7] He made five appearances off the bench, tallying ninety-nine minutes, in the 2019 campaign.[2]

In January 2020, Vera was loaned to fellow Paraguayan Primera División team San Lorenzo.[2] 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.[8]

International career

In September 2018, Vera was selected to train with the Argentina U17s.[9]

Career statistics

.[2]

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate2017–18Argentine Primera División1000000010
2018–19100000000010
2019–20000000000000
Total200000000020
Olimpia2019Paraguayan Primera División5000000050
20200000000000
Total5000000050
San Lorenzo (loan)2020Paraguayan Primera División1210000121
Career total19100000000191

Honours

Olimpia[2]

2019 Clausura

Notes and References

  1. News: Santiago Vera. 22 August 2019. World Football.
  2. News: Argentina - S. Vera. 2 December 2018. Soccerway.
  3. News: Santiago Vera, del semillero aurinegro a la Primera de River Plate. 2 December 2018. El 1 Digital. 21 September 2017.
  4. News: Quién es Santiago Vera?. 2 December 2018. Goal. 18 September 2017.
  5. News: Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO VERA. 2 December 2018. BDFA.
  6. News: Hoy damos la bienvenida a Santiago Vera como nuevo pasajero del Expreso. 22 August 2019. Olimpia. 10 August 2019.
  7. News: Santiago Vera es bienvenido en Olimpia. 22 August 2019. Tigo Sports. 10 August 2019.
  8. News: Santiago Vera anota el mejor gol de la fecha. 19 October 2020. Tigo Sports. 9 March 2020.
  9. News: La Sub 17 superó a River Plate. 2 December 2018. AFA. 19 September 2018.