Santiago Cáseres

Santiago Cáseres

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Cáseres
Date of birth	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Parque Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vélez Sarsfield
Number	35
Youth career
2005–2016	Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Vélez Sarsfield	34	(0)
2018–2022	Villarreal	23	(0)
2020	→ América (loan)	21	(0)
2021–2022	→ Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	16	(1)
2022–	Vélez Sarsfield	42	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Santiago Cáseres (born 25 February 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine club Vélez Sarfield.

Career

Vélez Sarsfield

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]}

Villarreal

Cáseres signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF on 16 July 2018. ^[3]

Club América

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]

Vélez Sarfield

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]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2020 ^{[7] [8]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [a]	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

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield

• Argentine Primera División: 2024 ^[9]

References

1. "Atlético de Madrid quiere llevarse a Santiago Cáseres". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
2. Sebastián Miras (6 December 2017). "Atlético Madrid quiere a Santiago Cáseres". Gol de Vestuario (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
3. "Welcome, Cáseres!". Villarreal CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
4. "Santiago Cáseres es nuevo jugador del América". Marca (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
5. "A préstamo / Vélez Sarsfield" [On Loan]. C. A. Vélez Sarsfield Official Website (in Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
6. "Santiago Cáseres vuelve a Vélez a préstamo" [Santiago Cáseres returns to Vélez on loan]. ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
7. "Argentina – S. Cáseres – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
8. "Santiago Cáseres". SofaScore. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
9. O'Sullivan, Joseph. "Vélez Sarsfield Win First League Trophy Since 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

External links

• Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
• Santiago Cáseres at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Santiago Cáseres at Soccerway