| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yago de Santiago Alonso | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Areosa | |||
| 2016–2019 | Celta | ||
| 2019–2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Elche | 22 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 | |||
Yago de Santiago Alonso (born 15 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Elche CF. [1]
From Vigo, Santiago attended school at El Colegio San José de Cluny. [2] He began playing at a football academy camp at CD Areosa as a five year-old with his father Gonzalo. He stayed with Areosa for a number of years in his childhood before joining RC Celta de Vigo. [3] [4]
As part of Celta's academy, Santiago scored 15 goals for their U16 side during the 2018-19 season. That Spring, he visited the academy at Tottenham Hotspur [5] [6] and signed for the club in the summer of 2019. [7]
During the 2022–23 season, Santiago was called up to first team Spurs training by manager Antonio Conte after impressing for the under-21 side. [8] In April 2023, he signed a new two-year contract with Spurs. [9]
Santiago was included in the Spurs first team match-day squad for a Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion on 28 December 2023, but remained an unused substitute [10]
On 30 July 2024, Santiago returned to Spain and signed a permanent deal with Segunda División side Elche CF. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2021–22 [13] | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 [14] | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 [15] | — | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2022–23 [14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elche | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 3 | ||