Santiago Hezze

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Santiago Hezze
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
Olympiacos
Number 32
Youth career
0000 Huracán
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Huracán 107 (5)
2023– Olympiacos 31 (1)
International career
2021– Argentina U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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. [2]

Contents

Club career

Hezze is a product of the Huracán youth system. [3] [4] 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. [2] [5] [6] Hezze appeared for his senior debut just over a week later, as he played the full duration of a home loss to Aldosivi. [2] 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. [2]

International career

In December 2019, Hezze received a call-up to train with the Argentina U23s. [7] He is also eligible to play for Poland and Syria. [8]

Personal life

Hezze is the nephew of former footballer Antonio Mohamed; his father, Julio, worked with Mohamed at Monterrey. [9] [10] His grandmother was Polish. In January 2024, he obtained a Polish passport. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2024 [2] [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huracán 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 30101 [lower-alpha 2] 050
2020–21 Argentine Primera División1002010130
2021 Argentine Primera División32100321
2022 Argentine Primera División36210372
2023 Argentine Primera División262219 [lower-alpha 3] 2375
Total1075611121248
Olympiacos 2023–24 Super League Greece 3102017 [lower-alpha 4] 1501
2024–25 Super League Greece00000000
Total31020171501
Career total1385812831749
  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 Europa Conference League

Honours

Olympiacos

Individual

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