Federico Santander

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Federico Santander
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Santander with Paraguay in 2010
Personal information
Full name Federico Javier Santander Mereles
Date of birth (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nacional
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2008 Guaraní
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Guaraní 51 (18)
2010–2011 → Toulouse (loan) 23 (5)
2012 Racing Club 15 (0)
2012–2013 Tigre 18 (1)
2013–2015 Guaraní 58 (21)
2015–2018 Copenhagen 82 (38)
2018–2022 Bologna 67 (10)
2022–2023 Reggina 3 (0)
2023 → Guaraní (loan) 25 (5)
2024– Nacional 21 (10)
International career‡
2009 Paraguay U20 12 (6)
2010–2019 Paraguay 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Federico Javier Santander Mereles (born 4 June 1991) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan club Nacional and the Paraguay national team. [1]

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Club career

Early career

Santander started in the youth divisions of Guaraní where he excelled and was part of the under-20 squad that won the international friendly championship held in Valencia, Spain. After winning the U20 tournament with Guaraní he attracted the interest of several clubs and had a trial with A.C. Milan. [2] In 2008, at the age of 16, he made his debut with the senior squad of Guaraní by scoring a goal in the 5–2 win against Tacuary. [3] On 31 August 2010, he signed for French side Toulouse.

Argentina: Racing and Tigre

In February 2012, he moved to Racing Club on a three-year contract with a purchase option for 20% of his sports rights. [4] [5]

In July 2012, Santander joined Argentine Primera División side Tigre on a one-year loan deal despite that Guaraní had intentions to bring him back to Paraguay. [6] [7] He was handed the number #24 shirt for the 2012–13 season and debuted in a 2–1 home defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata on 6 August 2012. [8]

Copenhagen

On 14 June 2015, Santander signed a five-year contract with the Danish Superliga team F.C. Copenhagen. [9] [10] He joined the club after completing Copa Libertadores with Guaraní. He made his league debut on 2 August 2015 against SønderjyskE making two assist, assisting Thomas Delaney and William Kvist. Three days later, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 defeat against FK Jablonec as Copenhagen failed to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage. [11] On 16 May 2016, he netted twice to give his club a 2–0 win against FC Nordsjælland which crowned Copenhagen league champions. [12] In his first season in Copenhagen he became the third highest goalscorer with 14 goals and four assists.

On 24 August 2016, Santander's goal in Copenhagen's qualification match versus Cypriot club APOEL secured his club's position in the 2016–17 Champions League. [13] [14]

Bologna

In June 2018 Santander signed a four-year contract with Italian club Bologna in a deal worth €6 million. [15]

Reggina

On 2 August 2022, Santander moved to Reggina on a multi-year contract. [16]

Return to Guaraní

On 27 January 2023, Santander returned to Guaraní on loan until 30 June 2023. [17]

International career

On 28 September 2009, at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, Santander scored the first goal for the Paraguay U-20 squad against home team Egypt, giving the Paraguayans a 1–0 lead.

Wearing the number 9 as a replacement for Roque Santa Cruz, he debuted for Paraguay on 9 October 2010 in a 1–0 loss against Australia in Sydney. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 June 2023 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guaraní 2009 Paraguayan Primera División –1010
2010 30––30
2011 2210––2210
2012 12––12
Total2612–102712
Toulouse (loan) 2010–11 Ligue 1 23520–255
Racing 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 15030–180
Tigre 2011–12 Argentine Primera División00005151
2012–13 1810061242
Total18100112293
Guaraní 2013 Paraguayan Primera División165004 [b] 2207
2014 2211002 [c] 02411
2015 1750012 [c] 62911
Total5521001887329
Copenhagen 2015–16 Danish Superliga 3014422 [d] 13617
2016–17 28123113 [e] 44417
2017–18 2412008 [f] 23214
Total82387323711248
Bologna 2018–19 Serie A 32820–348
2019–20 24110–51
2020–21 4010–50
2021–22 7100–71
Total671040–7110
Guaraní (loan) 2023 Paraguayan Primera División133006 [b] 5198
Career total299901635922374115
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa Argentina, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Nine appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santander goal.
List of international goals scored by Federico Santander [20]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 June 2011 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2–02–0 Friendly
220 November 2018 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–01–1Friendly

Honours

Copenhagen

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