Santiago Hezze

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Santiago Hezze
Santiago Hezze, 2024 Summer Olympics.jpg
Personal information
Full name Santiago Hezze [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 32
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Huracán 75 (5)
2023– Olympiacos 63 (0)
International career‡
2021– Argentina U23 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 January 2024

Santiago Hezze (born 22 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Olympiacos. [3]

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Club career

Hezze is a product of the Huracán youth system. [4] [5] He made the breakthrough into first-team football in 2019–20, initially as an unused substitute for a Copa Sudamericana three-goal loss away to Atlético Nacional on 5 February 2020. [3] [6] [7] Hezze appeared for his senior debut just over a week later, as he played the full duration of a home loss to Aldosivi. [3] Four appearances followed in his first season, including an eventual bow in the Sudamericana in the second leg against Atlético Nacional on 19 February, which saw him assist Leandro Grimi's goal in a 1–1 draw. [3]

International career

In December 2019, Hezze received a call-up to train with the Argentina U23s. [8] He is also eligible to play for Poland and Syria. [9]

Personal life

Hezze is the nephew of former footballer Antonio Mohamed; his father, Julio, worked with Mohamed at Monterrey. [10] [11] His grandmother was Polish. In January 2024, he obtained a Polish passport. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2024 [3] [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huracán 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 30001011 [b] 010150
2021 Argentine Primera División20110120––331
2022 Argentine Primera División26210100––372
2023 Argentine Primera División26221009 [c] 2–375
Total75541341102–1228
Olympiacos 2023–24 Super League Greece 31020–17 [d] 1–501
2024–25 Super League Greece30050–91–441
2025–26 Super League Greece2000–000020
Total63070–26200962
Career total13851313413741021810
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Greek Football Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Olympiacos

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Santiago Hezze". World Football. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Argentina - S. Hezze". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Santiago Hezze firmó su primer contrato". Huracán. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "El juvenil de Huracán al que miran desde Europa". Olé. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Preocupación en Huracán por la situación contractual de Hezze". TyC Sports. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "SANTIAGO HEZZE, ¿EL PRÓXIMO SARRAFIORE DE HURACÁN?". Depo. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Santiago Hezze fue citado para la Pre-Selección de la Selección Sub 23". Huracán. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. 1 2 "Media: Argentyńczyk z polskim paszportem. PZPN reaguje". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Por el cierre de fronteras, se postergó la firma de un juvenil en Huracán". TyC Sports. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sólo falta Hezze". Olé. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO HEZZE". BDFA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.


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