Santiago Vergini

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Santiago Vergini
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Vergini with Sunderland in 2014
Personal information
Full name Santiago Vergini [1]
Date of birth (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Máximo Paz, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Atlético Paz
2007–2009 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Olimpia 16 (1)
2010–2011 → Verona (loan) 15 (1)
2011–2013 Newell's Old Boys 66 (4)
2013–2015 Estudiantes 17 (1)
2014–2015 → Sunderland (loan) 42 (0)
2015–2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Getafe (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2018 Boca Juniors 36 (0)
2018–2019 Bursaspor 8 (0)
2019–2021 San Lorenzo 6 (0)
2021 → Atlético Tucumán (loan) 20 (1)
International career
2012–2014 Argentina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Santiago Vergini (born 3 August 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Máximo Paz, Constitución Department, Santa Fe, Vergini was a Vélez Sársfield youth graduate, but only appeared with the reserves in the lower leagues. [3] In June 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Paraguayan side Club Olimpia, [4] and made his professional debut on 13 September, in a 0–2 home loss against Club Libertad. [5]

Vergini scored his first goal on 7 November, netting the second in a 2–1 home win against Sportivo Luqueño. [6] He finished his first professional year with 12 appearances and one goal, as his side finished fifth.

On 1 September 2010, Vergini was loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Verona, in a one-year deal. [7] He appeared in 15 matches, scoring a goal against Bassano Virtus.

Newell's Old Boys

On 26 July 2011 Vergini signed for Newell's Old Boys. [8] He made his debut for the club on 2 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Colón de Santa Fe. [9]

An undisputed starter for La Lepra, Vergini appeared in 32 matches and scored three goals in 2011–12 (against Olimpo, Banfield and Unión Santa Fe). He was again ever-present in the following campaign, as his side reached the semi-finals of 2013 Copa Libertadores.

Estudiantes

On 1 August 2013, after being linked to a possible move to Barcelona, Vergini joined Estudiantes. [10] He appeared in 17 matches, scoring one goal (against Godoy Cruz on 16 November). [11]

Sunderland

On 20 January 2014, Vergini secured a loan move to Premier League side Sunderland for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. [12] He made his league debut on 8 February, replacing Fabio Borini in the first half against Hull City after the dismissal of regular centre-back Wes Brown. [13]

Vergini made his first start on 22 February away to Arsenal. He was also an unused substitute as Sunderland lost the 2014 Football League Cup Final 3–1 to Manchester City at Wembley on 2 March. [14]

After several games playing in central defence, manager Gus Poyet slotted Vergini into the right back position due to injuries. He helped Sunderland avoid relegation to finish 14th in the Premier League.

On 7 August 2014, he re-signed for Sunderland on a season-long loan for the 2014–15 campaign, [15] with the deal becoming a permanent two-year contract after the Black Cats avoided relegation. [16]

In October 2014, Vergini scored an own goal during a Premier League game against Southampton, volleying from the edge of the penalty area past goalkeeper Vito Mannone. Luke Perry of the BBC described it as "one of the Premier League's most spectacular own goals". [17] It was the first goal in an 8–0 away defeat for the Black Cats. [17] [18]

Getafe (loan)

On 16 July 2015 Vergini was loaned to Spanish La Liga side Getafe in a season-long deal, with a view to a permanent transfer. [19]

Boca Juniors

In June 2016, Vergini returned to his home country and signed with Boca Juniors, for an undisclosed fee. [20]

Bursaspor

On 28 August 2018 he has signed a two-year deal with Bursaspor. [21]

San Lorenzo

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Vergini returned to Argentina and signed a three-year contract with San Lorenzo. [22]

International career

Vergini earned his first cap for Argentina in a 1–2 Superclásico de las Américas loss at Brazil on 20 September 2012, after coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Lisandro López. [23] He returned to the team on 14 October 2014, playing the entirety of a 7–0 friendly away win against Hong Kong [24] and again in November 2014, starting in a 2–1 success over Croatia at the Boleyn Ground.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 February 2019
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpia Primera División 2009 [25] 121000000121
2010 [26] 4000000040
Total161000000161
Verona Lega Pro 2010–11 [27] 151000000151
Newell's Old Boys Primera División 2011–12 [25] 323000000323
2012–13 [25] 3411012000471
Total6641012000794
Estudiantes Primera División 2013–14 [25] 171100000181
Sunderland Premier League 2013–14 [28] 110300000140
2014–15 [29] 310400020370
Total420700020510
Getafe La Liga 2015–16 [26] 250210000271
Boca Juniors Primera División 2016–17 [25] 280000000280
2017–18 [25] 80005000130
Total360005000411
Bursaspor Süper Lig 2018–19 6010000070
Career total2237121170202548

International

As of 12 November 2014 [30]
Argentina
YearAppsGoals
201210
201420
Total30

Honours

Newell's Old Boys

Sunderland

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 32. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Santiago Vergini". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "No voy a olvidar lo que viví allá" [I will not forget what I lived there] (in Spanish). Olé. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vergini, la cara nueva" [Vergini, the new face] (in Spanish). Diario ABC Color. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Olimpia 0–2 Libertad" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes . Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Olimpia 2–1 Sportivo Luqueño" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Presentati Vergini, Anderson ed Hallfredsson" [Vergini, Anderson and Hallfredsson presented] (in Italian). Verona's official website. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "El defensor Santiago Vergini se convirtió en el nuevo refuerzo de Newell's" [Defender Santiago Vergini became the new addition of Newell's] (in Spanish). La Capital. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Un empate en cero demasiado aburrido" [An extremely boring goalless draw] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Estudiantes presentó a Vergini" [Estudiantes presented Vergini] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Godoy Cruz consiguió un triunfo clave frente a Estudiantes" [Godoy Cruz got a key triumph against Estudiantes] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Defender Vergini joins". Sunderland's official website. 20 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sunderland 0–2 Hull". BBC Sport. 8 February 2014.
  14. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). "Man City 3-1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Vergini returns". Sunderland's official website. 7 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Santiago Vergini loan spell will become permanent if Sunderland AFC stay up". Chronicle Live. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Southampton 8-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Doyle, Paul (18 October 2014). "Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Vergini loaned to Spanish club". Sunderland's official website. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sunderland's Mannone signs two-year deal". 4 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Santiago Vergini Bursaspor'da". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  22. ↑ Santiago Vergini es el cuarto refuerzo de San Lorenzo, sanlorenzowebsite.com.ar, 28 June 2019
  23. ↑ "Brazil 2-1 Argentina". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  24. ↑ "Hong Kong 0-7 Argentina". BBC Sport. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Santiago Vergini" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  26. 1 2 Santiago Vergini at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Vergini Santiago" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Santiago Vergini in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Santiago Vergini in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  30. ↑ Santiago Vergini at National-Football-Teams.com
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2014). "Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland" . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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