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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1989)}}
{{For|the Mexican long-distance runner|Giovani dos Santos (athlete)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|dos Santos|Ramírez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Giovani dos Santos
| image               = Giovanni Dos Santos 2017-05-21 (34779601946) (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Dos Santos with [[LA Galaxy]] in 2017
| full_name           = Giovani dos Santos Ramírez<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1307459 |title=Gi̇ovani dos Santos Rami̇rez |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1989|5|11|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|23174|Giovani|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place         = [[Monterrey]], Mexico
| height              = 1.74 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3729/Giovani-dos-Santos/overview |title=Giovani dos Santos: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| position            = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]], [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|striker]]
| currentclub         = 
| clubnumber          = 
| youthyears1         = 
| youthclubs1         = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
| youthyears2         = 2002–2006
| youthclubs2         = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| years1              = 2006–2007
| clubs1              = [[FC Barcelona B|Barcelona B]]
| caps1               = 27
| goals1              = 6
| years2              = 2007–2008
| clubs2              = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| caps2               = 28
| goals2              = 3
| years3              = 2008–2012
| clubs3              = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps3               = 17
| goals3              = 0
| years4              = 2009
| clubs4              = → [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan)
| caps4               = 8
| goals4              = 4
| years5              = 2010
| clubs5              = → [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] (loan)
| caps5               = 14
| goals5              = 0
| years6              = 2011
| clubs6              = → [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] (loan)
| caps6               = 16
| goals6              = 5
| years7              = 2012–2013
| clubs7              = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
| caps7               = 29
| goals7              = 6
| years8              = 2013–2015
| clubs8              = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| caps8               = 57
| goals8              = 12
| years9              = 2015–2018
| clubs9              = [[LA Galaxy]]
| caps9               = 77
| goals9              = 26
| years10             = 2019–2021
| clubs10             = [[Club América|América]]
| caps10              = 39
| goals10             = 4
| totalcaps = 312 | totalgoals = 66
| nationalyears1      = 2005      
| nationalteam1       = [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico U17]]
| nationalcaps1       = 8
| nationalgoals1      = 2
| nationalyears2      = 2007
| nationalteam2       = [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico U20]]
| nationalcaps2       = 6
| nationalgoals2      = 5
| nationalyears3      = 2012
| nationalteam3       = [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico U23]]
| nationalcaps3       = 9
| nationalgoals3      = 3
| nationalyears4      = 2007–2018
| nationalteam4       = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps4       = 106
| nationalgoals4      = 19
| medaltemplates-expand         = yes
| medaltemplates      = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA U-17 World Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005 Peru]]|[[Mexico national under-17 football team|U-17 Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|}}
{{MedalW|[[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009 United States]]|}} 
{{MedalW|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011 United States]]|}}
{{MedalW|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015 United States–Canada]]|}}
}}

'''Giovani dos Santos Ramírez''' ({{IPA|es|ɟʝoˈβani ðos ˈsantos}} {{IPA|pt-BR|dus ˈsɐ̃tus|lang}}; born 11 May 1989) is a Mexican former  professional [[Association football|footballer]]. A versatile [[Forward (association football)|forward]], dos Santos played as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]], and [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|secondary striker]].

Dos Santos began his football career at a very young age, being recruited by Spanish club [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and played for their [[FC Barcelona B|B team]] until age 18. He made his way up the ranks, eventually playing for the senior squad, making his debut in 2007. That year, he was named by ''[[World Soccer Magazine]]'' as one of the "Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers".<ref>{{cite news |date=29 November 2007 |url=http://soccerlens.com/top-50-most-exciting-teen-footballers-2007/4258/ |title=Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers (2007) |publisher=Soccerlens |access-date=29 November 2007}}</ref> After playing one season, Dos Santos was transferred to [[Premier League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 2008 in search for more playing time. Though he would stay with the club until 2012, his time there was mostly spent away on loan, at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and [[Racing de Santander]], with varying degrees of success.<ref>Tucker, Duncan (24 August 2012). [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/duncan-tucker/why-tottenham-hotspur-sho_b_1828501.html: "Why Tottenham Hotspur Should Keep Giovani dos Santos"]. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref> Dos Santos went on to play for [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]], [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] and [[LA Galaxy]] with his last club being [[Club América]].

Dos Santos was a member of the [[Mexico national under-17 football team|Mexico under-17 team]] that won the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] held in Peru. He made his debut for the senior national team in a 1–0 victory over [[Panama national football team|Panama]] on 9 September 2007, and represented ''El Tri'' at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]], and [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s, along with the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]] and [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. With Mexico, Dos Santos has won the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] in [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]], [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011]] and [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015]], scoring in the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final|2009]] and [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup final|2011]] finals and winning the MVP award in 2009. He was also a member of Mexico's team that won the gold-medal at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/18912627 |title=Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Barcelona===
[[File:Giovani Dos Santos - 001.jpg|thumb|upright|Dos Santos with [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in 2008]]

Born in [[Monterrey]], Nuevo León,<ref>[https://archive.today/20121209050258/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/giovani.html Giovani Dos Santos Ramírez] FC Barcelona</ref> Dos Santos joined [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'s academy of [[La Masia]] at age 13<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/groups_and_teams/team/mexico/giovani_dos_santos |title=Giovani Dos Santos |work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-date=1 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801235056/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/groups_and_teams/team/mexico/giovani_dos_santos |url-status=dead }}</ref> and played for Barcelona's Juvenil A category, where he helped his team to make a comeback in the league and win the regional title. This title allowed them to participate in the Youth [[Copa del Rey]], where they faced other regional champions, among them their historic arch-rivals, [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. Dos Santos once again played a significant role during the tournament and helped the team win the national title of the Juvenil A category.

In 2006, Dos Santos was invited on the pre-season tour of Barcelona's senior squad; during a friendly match on 29 July 2006, he scored in his senior team debut game against Danish club [[Aarhus Gymnastik Forening|AGF Aarhus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/noticias/noticias/n06072817.shtml |title=Goals and debuts in Denmark (0–3) |publisher=FCBarcelona.com |date=29 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827113451/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/noticias/noticias/n06072817.shtml |archive-date=27 August 2006}}</ref> On 28 November 2006, Barcelona included Dos Santos in their 23-man squad for the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] in Japan.<ref name=db>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6507&b=true&pn=Giovani_Alex_Dos_Santos_Ram%C3%ADrez |title=GIOVANI |publisher=footballdatabase.com |access-date=8 July 2010}}</ref>

During mid-2007, Dos Santos was once again invited to join Barcelona's senior squad on their pre-season tour. On 29 August 2007, he received dual nationality<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=584086.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909135323/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=584086.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2007 |title=Dos Santos gets Spanish papers |agency=AFP |publisher=Published by FIFA.com |date=29 August 2007 |access-date=14 August 2010}}</ref> and was included in the official first team squad. He made his competitive and league debut on 2 September 2007 (at 18 years and 114 days) during a 3–1 home win against [[Athletic Bilbao]], coming on for [[Thierry Henry]] in the 62nd minute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=226421&cc=5901 |title=Barcelona 3–1 Athletic Bilbao |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |date=17 January 2007 |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212185141/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=226421&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Dos Santos made his [[UEFA Champions League]] debut on 20 September 2007 during a 3–0 home win against [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]. He came on as a substitute for [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] in the 79th minute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=228758&cc=5901 |title=Barcelona 3–0 Lyon: Messi orchestrates win |date=19 September 2007 |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023231922/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=228758&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 17 May 2008, Dos Santos scored a [[hat-trick]] against [[Real Murcia]], with a final score of 5–3, granting a victory to Barça on the team's last game of the [[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08 season]]. It was also the last game Dos Santos played before joining [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].

===Tottenham Hotspur===
On 18 June 2008, Dos Santos passed a medical and agreed terms to complete his move to Tottenham from Barcelona. Barcelona reported that the transfer fee was €6&nbsp;million with an additional €5&nbsp;million payable depending on appearances for Tottenham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080606104518.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905183548/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080606104518.html |url-status=dead |title=FCBarcelona.cat |date=5 September 2012 |archive-date=5 September 2012 }}</ref><ref name="galatasaray-set-for-giovani-loan-swoop">{{cite news |publisher=Global Sports Media |url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2010/January/26/galatasaray-set-for-giovani-loan-swoop |title=Galatasaray set for Giovani loan swoop |date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/2302537/Tottenham-sign-Giovani-dos-Santos-from-Barca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005024859/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/2302537/Tottenham-sign-Giovani-dos-Santos-from-Barca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2008 |title=Tottenham sign Giovani dos Santos from Barca |date=6 June 2008 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=8 July 2010 |last1=Agencies |first1=Telegraph Staff and}}</ref>

Dos Santos was on target twice as Tottenham beat local Spanish side [[UD Tavernes]] in 8–0 on their 2008–09 pre-season tour. He also played in Spurs' other pre-season games including the 5–1 wins over [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]. He also scored the second goal in the 3–0 win over [[Borussia Dortmund]] to help Spurs to make it two wins out of two and take home the Feyenoord Jubileum Tournament trophy. He scored his first competitive goal for Spurs in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] on 26 February 2009 against [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7900048.stm |title=Tottenham 1–1 S Donetsk (agg 1–3) |work=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2009 |access-date=16 April 2010}}</ref> After 12 first team appearances, he was sent on loan to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] for the remainder of the season.<ref name=bbc/>

Dos Santos returned to Tottenham at the start of the [[2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2009–10 season]] and his first game of the season came against [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], in which he provided an assist. He was substituted off, however, due to an ankle injury early on in a League Cup game against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and managed to make only a substitute appearance in a 1–0 loss to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].

Dos Santos' commitment was questioned by then Tottenham boss [[Harry Redknapp]], who warned him to stay away from nightclubs and revealed that he was often late for training on Mondays.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redknapp warning for Giovani |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/6246528/redknapp-warning-for-giovani |website=Sky Sports |access-date=14 January 2021 |date=6 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hirst |first1=Paul |title=LA Galaxy's Giovani Dos Santos shows the talent he wasted in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/la-galaxys-giovani-dos-santos-shows-the-talent-he-wasted-in-the-premier-league-with-tottenham-hotspur-wdd8mvlcp |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=The Sunday Times |date=16 July 2017}}</ref>

Dos Santos scored and had an assist in Tottenham's UEFA Europa League group match against [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] on 29 September 2011 at [[White Hart Lane]]. On 7 January 2012, he scored a goal and completed an assist for a 3–0 win against [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] in the third round of the [[FA Cup]].

====Ipswich Town (loan)====
In March 2009, Dos Santos signed on loan at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7942956.stm |title=Ipswich sign Dos Santos on loan |date=13 March 2009 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=13 March 2009}}</ref> He made his debut on 14 March 2009, coming on as a substitute against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7923128.stm |title=Reading 0–1 Ipswich |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=14 March 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He scored his first league goal and the equaliser in the following game against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. He scored his second goal against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on Easter Monday, a 94th-minute penalty to equalise for Ipswich. He also claimed an assist and a goal from the penalty spot in Ipswich's 3–2 win over local rivals [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] a week later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7990085.stm |title=Ipswich 3–2 Norwich |date=19 April 2009 |access-date=19 April 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He finished his loan with four goals in eight appearances.<ref name=bbc/>

====Galatasaray (loan)====
In January 2010, Dos Santos signed for Turkish club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] on loan for the remainder of the [[2009–10 Galatasaray S.K. season|2009–10 season]], with an option to purchase him at the end of that period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galatasaray.org/en/futbol/futbol_as/haber/909.php |title=Giovani Joins Galatasaray |publisher=Galatasaray S.K. |date=27 January 2010 |access-date=27 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130105125/http://www.galatasaray.org/en/futbol/futbol_as/haber/909.php |archive-date=30 January 2010}}</ref> The move reunited the player with [[Frank Rijkaard]], his former coach at Barcelona. On 31 January, Dos Santos made his debut coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for [[Emre Çolak]] in a [[Süper Lig]] game against [[Denizlispor]], a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/332198/Live |title=Denizlispor 1–2 Galatasaray |publisher=Whoscored.com}}</ref> He returned to Tottenham in the summer having failed to score for Galatasaray, and stayed there for half a season before being loaned to La Liga club [[Racing de Santander]] in January.

====Racing Santander (loan)====
On 31 January 2011, Dos Santos joined La Liga side Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season from Tottenham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/gio-joining-racing-santander-on-loan-310111.html |title=Gio joining Racing Santander on loan |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur Official Webpage |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=31 January 2011}}</ref> He made his debut for his new club on 5 February 2011 as a substitute against [[Real Zaragoza]], drawing the game 1–1. He scored his first goal as a substitute against [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] in the 68th minute on 27 February 2011. Dos Santos scored a brace in a 3–2 win league match over [[Hércules CF|Hércules]].

===Mallorca===
[[File:Giovani dos Santos Ramírez.jpg|thumb|Dos Santos against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] midfielder [[Hedwiges Maduro]]]]

It was reported that Dos Santos had told Tottenham that he wanted a move in the summer of 2012 or else he would leave on a free transfer during the next transfer window. His agent stated there was interest from [[Serie A]] club [[Inter Milan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2012/08/16/giovani-dos-santos-could-make-inter-milan-move-as-julio-cesar-nears-spurs-539078/ |title=Giovani dos Santos could make Inter Milan move as Julio Cesar nears Spurs |first1=Jamie |last1=Sanderson |date=16 August 2012 }}</ref> as well as [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/7458325/sevilla-rule-out-dos-santos|title=Sevilla rule out Dos Santos|work=Sky Sports }}</ref>

On 31 August 2012, Dos Santos signed a four-year deal with Spanish outfit [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]], being introduced as their new number 9.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3877/england/2012/08/31/3343793/breaking-news-giovani-dos-santos-joins-mallorca-on-four-year?source=breakingnews |title=BREAKING NEWS: Giovani dos Santos joins Mallorca on four-year deal from Tottenham |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=31 August 2012 |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19439955: "Giovani Dos Santos to join Real Mallorca from Tottenham]. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 21 August 2012.</ref> On 22 October, he made his debut for Mallorca, playing 60 minutes and assisting both goals in a 3–2 away defeat to Sevilla.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2012/10/22/3470356/giovani-dos-santos-picks-up-two-assists-in-mallorca-debut: "Giovani dos Santos picks up two assists in Mallorca debut"]. Goal.com. Retrieved 23 October 2012.</ref> He played another 60 minutes on 28 October in a 5–0 home defeat to Real Madrid. Dos Santos scored his first goal for Mallorca against [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] on 18 January 2013. Though Mallorca would finish the [[2012–13 La Liga|season]] in 18th place and was relegated, Dos Santos was a mainstay in the squad, amassing 32 total appearances and finished as their top goal-scorer with six goals as well as seven assists.

===Villarreal===
On 9 July 2013, Dos Santos completed a much speculated move to recently promoted side Villarreal for a reported €6&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://as.com/diarioas/2013/07/09/english/1373397123_708108.html |title=Giovani Dos Santos is officially a Villarreal player |publisher=Diario AS |access-date=9 July 2013 |archive-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716113944/http://as.com/diarioas/2013/07/09/english/1373397123_708108.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He finished the [[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14 season]] with 11 goals and 8 assists, helping the club finish the season in sixth place.

===Los Angeles Galaxy===
On 15 July 2015, the [[Major League Soccer]] club [[LA Galaxy]] announced the signing of dos Santos as a [[Designated Player Rule|Designated Player]],<ref name="LA Galaxy sign Giovani dos Santos">{{cite web |title=LA Galaxy sign Giovani dos Santos |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/07/15/la-galaxy-sign-giovani-dos-santos-transaction?autoplay=true |publisher=LA Galaxy |access-date=15 July 2015 |date=15 July 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in a reported US$7&nbsp;million deal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baxter |first=Kevin |date=14 July 2015 |title=Galaxy acquires Mexico team star Giovani Dos Santos after long pursuit |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-giovani-dos-santos-galaxy-20150708-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

On 6 August, dos Santos made his competitive debut and scored his first competitive goal for the Galaxy in a [[2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions League]] [[2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage#LA Galaxy v Central|fixture]] against Trinidadian side [[Central FC]]. Three days later, he made his MLS debut and scored a goal and provided an assist in the 3–1 win over [[Seattle Sounders FC]].

On October 2, it was reported that dos Santos made [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|that year]]'s [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] longlist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Giovani dos Santos named to the long list for the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/10/02/giovani-dos-santos-named-long-list-prestigious-fifa-ballon-dor-insider}}</ref>

In July 2016, dos Santos was included in the roster for the [[2016 MLS All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/villa-pirlo-and-kaka-headline-mls-all-star-squad-face-arsenal |title=Villa, Pirlo and Kaka headline MLS All-Star squad to face Arsenal |publisher=FourFourTwo |date=17 July 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> On 21 July 2016, he came off of the bench during the quarter-finals of the [[2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]], scoring within three minutes of coming onto the pitch. The goal help the Galaxy start a comeback leading to a 4–2 victory over Seattle Sounders to advance to the semi-finals for the first time in ten years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2016/07/20/match-report-la-galaxy-secure-spot-open-cup-semifinals-4-2-win-over-seattle-sounders |title=Match Report: LA Galaxy secure spot in Open Cup semifinals with 4–2 win over Seattle Sounders |publisher=LA Galaxy |date=21 July 2016}}</ref>

In July 2017, Dos Santos was included in the roster for the [[2017 MLS All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2017/rosters/mls-all-star-team |title=2017 MLS All-Star Game Roster |date=2 August 2017 |access-date=20 July 2017 |archive-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727202050/https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2017/rosters/mls-all-star-team |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 1 March 2019, LA Galaxy announced they had exercised its one offseason buyout of a guaranteed contract on dos Santos, thus releasing him from the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=LA Galaxy exercise offseason buyout on Giovani dos Santos |url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2019/03/01/la-galaxy-exercise-offseason-buyout-giovani-dos-santos |publisher=LA Galaxy |access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>

===Club América===
On 6 July 2019, Dos Santos officially joined Mexican side [[Club América]].<ref>{{cite web|title=¡Oficial! América cierra a Giovani dos Santos como refuerzo |work=Mediotiempo |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/america-cierra-a-giovani-dos-santos-como-refuerzo |language=es |date=6 July 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> He played in the [[Liga MX]] for the first time after reaching a three-year agreement with América, being handed the number 10 shirt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Club America announces Giovani dos Santos signing |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/club-america-announces-giovani-dos-santos-signing/1pm80te2tmkcd12dt3zeaa3suk |publisher=Goal.com |language=en |date=6 July 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> In his first ''[[El Súper Clásico (Mexico)|Súper Clasico]]'' against [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] on 28 September, dos Santos suffered a thigh injury following a tackle from [[Antonio Briseño]], with the defender piercing dos Santos' skin with his studs and leaving a deep gash in his right leg.<ref>https://www.buzz.ie/football/dos-santos-hole-leg-shocking-tackle-338877 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He was stretchered off the field and immediately taken to a nearby hospital. Club América later released a statement revealing the player had suffered a wound in the quadriceps of the right thigh and would require surgery, thereby ruling him out of action for up to six weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaw|first=Alex|title= Smiling Dos Santos thanks fans after successful surgery follows horrific injury|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/smiling-dos-santos-thanks-fans-after-successful-surgery/1wtro02ismgld14qkprtgp722l |publisher=Goal.com |date=29 September 2019 |access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref>

On 15 June 2021, Club América released dos Santos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8785074/giovani-dos-santos-baja-america-apertura-2021|title=América da de baja a Giovani dos Santos|publisher=ESPN México|language=es|date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
===Youth===
Dos Santos participated at the 2001 [[Danone Nations Cup]] that was held at the [[Parc des Princes]], Paris, where 40 countries also participated. Mexico would finish the tournament fifth, and Dos Santos won the Golden Boot award for top goalscorer.

During the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]], which his team won, Dos Santos assisted half of the goals of Mexico during the tournament, a feat that won him the [[Adidas]] Silver Ball as the second best player of the tournament, finishing behind only to Brazilian midfielder [[Anderson (footballer, born 1988)|Anderson]].

In the U-20 World Cup Qualifiers, Dos santos scored twice; once against [[St. Kitts and Nevis national football team|St. Kitts and Nevis]] in the 86th minute and the second against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] in the 56th minute. He was forced to sit out the last game for precautionary reasons against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], as he had received a yellow card in the previous match. The game ended in a 1–1 draw, but Mexico still qualified, finishing top of the regional group.

During the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], Mexico was placed in Group C, where they were drawn against [[Gambia national football team|Gambia]], [[Portugal national under-20 football team|Portugal]] and [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]. On 2 July 2007, Dos Santos and the rest of the Mexico team played against Gambia and won 3–0, with Dos Santos opening the scoring in the second half with a volley into the top left-hand corner from outside of the box. He then played against Portugal, where Mexico won 2–1, scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot. As Mexico had already qualified from the group, he was rested for the game against New Zealand. In the round of 16, Mexico played against [[Congo national football team|Congo]] and Dos Santos returned to the starting line-up and yet again opened the scoring with a goal from the penalty spot in a match that Mexico won 3–0. In the quarter-finals, Mexico was eliminated by [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina]] by an own goal on the second-half, which was the only goal of the game in a 1–0. Dos Santos was awarded the [[Adidas]] Bronze Ball.

In June 2012, Dos Santos was called up to play with the [[Mexico national under-23 football team|under-23]] squad that would participate at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2012/06/20/3189591/mexico-announces-full-olympic-roster: "Mexico announces full Olympic roster"]. Goal.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> On 29 July, he started on the bench but later scored his first two goals against [[Gabon national under-23 football team|Gabon]], earning Mexico a 2–0 win.<ref>[https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2012/7/29/3199938/mexico-vs-gabon-2012-olympics-final-score-match-report-el-tri-sub-23: "Mexico Vs. Gabon, 2012 Olympics: Giovani Dos Santos The Hero For El Tri"]. ''SB Nation''. Retrieved 29 June 2012.</ref> Dos Santos scored his third goal of the tournament on 4 August against [[Senegal national under-23 football team|Senegal]], scoring a crucial tie breaking goal in the 98th minute of extra time to give Mexico a 3–2 lead, which eventually led to a 4–2 win. He was in the starting XI for the semi-final match against [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan]] and played the first half of the game, but was substituted out for [[Raúl Jiménez]] in the 46th minute due to an injury, which ultimately ruled him out of the final against [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil]]. Dos Santos was, however, on the bench and watched Mexico defeat Brazil 2–1 at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="olympicwin">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/sports/olympics/mexico-downs-brazil-in-olympics-soccer.html?_r=0|last=Borden|first=Sam|date=11 August 2012|title=Mexico Wins Olympic Gold in Men's Soccer, Beating Brazil|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>

===Senior===
[[File:2017 Confederation Cup - MEXNZL - Giovani dos Santos.jpg|thumb|upright|Dos Santos playing for [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in 2017]]

Dos Santos earned his first selection in the [[Mexico national football team|senior team]] roster when [[Hugo Sánchez]] picked him for exhibition games against [[Panama national football team|Panama]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref name=db/> Dos Santos appeared for the first time for Mexico in a 1–0 victory over Panama on 9 September 2007 wearing the number 10 jersey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/bestyoungplayer/playertowatch=234551/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221162634/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/bestyoungplayer/playertowatch=234551/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2010 |title=Dos Santos, a Mexican darling |publisher=FIFA.com |access-date=8 July 2010}}</ref> The match was abandoned at half time because of heavy rain.<ref name=db/> He scored his first two goals for Mexico on 24 June 2009 in a friendly match against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]], a game in which he was also named [[Man of the Match]].

Dos Santos scored his third goal for Mexico on 19 July in the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] quarter-final game against [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]] in the 42nd minute and also recorded two assists in the 4–0 victory. On 26 July 2009, he helped Mexico end a ten-year drought of victory against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] on American soil with a 5–0 victory that helped secure Mexico's fifth [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/sports/soccer/27soccer.html?em |title=Mexico Thumps U.S. to Win Gold Cup |date=26 July 2009 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=27 July 2009 |first=Jeré |last=Longman}}</ref> He was named player of the tournament.

On 5 September 2009, Dos Santos contributed to all three goals in a 3–0 win over Costa Rica in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] stages. He scored the first goal from outside the penalty box with his preferred left foot and assisted in the following two goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4850 |title=Dos Santos chosen as Gold Cup MVP |date=26 July 2009 |work=concacaf.com |access-date=27 July 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

When his brother [[Jonathan dos Santos]] was cut from Mexico's final 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup, his father [[Geraldo Francisco dos Santos|Zizinho]] said that Giovani was very hurt and claimed he was unsure whether he would play in the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/mexico/7793087/World-Cup-2010-Giovani-Dos-Santos-considering-quitting-Mexico-squad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602104822/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/mexico/7793087/World-Cup-2010-Giovani-Dos-Santos-considering-quitting-Mexico-squad.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 June 2010 |title=World Cup 2010: Giovani Dos Santos 'considering quitting Mexico squad' |date=1 June 2010 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=8 July 2010 |last1=Agencies |first1=Telegraph Staff and}}</ref>

At the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], Dos Santos started in every game for Mexico as a right winger. He completed 138 passes without providing an assist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2010/07/11/2013951/world-cup-2010-special-forget-wayne-rooney-and-fernando |title=World Cup 2010 Special: Forget Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres, these are the stars who did the Premier League proud in South Africa |author=Matt Monaghan |date=11 July 2010 |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=8 July 2010}}</ref> He was voted runner-up for the FIFA Young Player of the Tournament award, which eventually went to [[Thomas Müller]] of [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/07/11/2021146/world-cup-2010-germanys-thomas-mueller-wins-young-player |title=World Cup 2010: Germany's Thomas Mueller wins young player award, beating Mexico's Giovani dos Santos and Ghana's Andre Ayew |author=Alex Dimond |date=11 July 2010 |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=8 July 2010}}</ref>

Dos Santos was called up to play the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] after a good mid-season loan to Racing de Santander. On 9 June 2011, he scored a brace against [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] in a 5–0 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/cronicas/2011/06/09/cuba-0-5-mexico-aplastante-pase-del-tri-a-cuartos_34775: |title=México 5 – Cuba 0 – (MedioTiempo.com) |access-date=26 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022085859/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/cronicas/2011/06/09/cuba-0-5-mexico-aplastante-pase-del-tri-a-cuartos_34775: |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In the final match against the [[United States national men's soccer team|United States]], he scored in a 4–2 win by dribbling inside the box against goalkeeper [[Tim Howard]] and chipping the ball into the top-left corner over [[Eric Lichaj]] – that goal was named as the best goal of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1461147.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629162341/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1461147.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2011 |title=Mexico repeat Gold Cup glory – FIFA.com }}</ref>

Dos Santos was called up by [[Miguel Herrera]] to play the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]]. He played in Mexico's World Cup opener against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], and on 29 June 2014, opened the scoring in a 2–1 [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]] defeat against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] with a left-footed long range strike.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27961190 |title=Netherlands 2–1 Mexico |date=29 June 2014 |access-date=30 June 2014 |work=BBC}}</ref>

In May 2018, Dos Santos was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man [[Mexico national football team|squad]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists - Goal.com }}</ref> and in June, was ultimately included in the final 23-man roster for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México |url=https://miseleccion.mx/convocatoria-la-seleccion-nacional-mexico-13/ |website=MiSeleccion.mx |language=es |access-date=4 June 2018 |date=4 June 2018}}</ref>

==Style of play==
A quick, skillful and creative player, Dos Santos was capable of playing in several offensive positions. He was usually deployed as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, and has even been used as a supporting striker. A technically gifted [[playmaker]] who possesses great flair and [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, he was described as a "clever" and "sharp" player who had the capacity to both score goals and create chances for teammates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-galaxy-dos-santos-20150805-story.html |title=Giovani dos Santos comes to L.A. with built-in fan base, but Galaxy sees more |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |author1=Greg Hadley |date=4 August 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/la-galaxy-sign-mexican-star-giovani-dos-santos-205141620--mls.html |title=LA Galaxy sign Mexican star Giovani dos Santos |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |author1=Greg Beacham |date=15 July 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> As a youngster, he drew attention to himself as a precocious talent, and in 2010 he was named by ''[[Don Balón]]'' as one of the 100 best young players in the world born after 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2010/11/02/don-balons-list-of-the-100-best-young-players-in-the-world/ |title=Don Balon's list of the 100 best young players in the world |access-date=27 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023020055/http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2010/11/02/don-balons-list-of-the-100-best-young-players-in-the-world/ |archive-date=23 October 2013 |date=2 November 2010}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dos Santos is the son of former Brazilian footballer [[Zizinho (footballer, born 1962)|Zizinho]], who played for Mexico clubs [[Club América|América]] and [[Club León|León]] in the late 1980s.<ref name="marca.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/06/16/futbol/futbol_internacional/mexico/1402922148.html |title=La familia Dos Santos, ante un partido que une raíces |trans-title=The Dos Santos family, before a match which unites roots |publisher=Marca |language=es |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> His mother, Liliana Ramírez, is [[Mexicans|Mexican]]. Dos Santos has two brothers and two half-brothers; the elder, Éder, played for América's [[Club América Reserves and Academy|reserves team]] as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] before retiring in 2009, and his younger brother, [[Jonathan dos Santos|Jonathan]], currently plays for [[Club América|América]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ClubAmerica/status/1474125157908295686 |title=Jonathan dos Santos}}</ref> Dos Santos has appeared on the cover of the MLS custom editions of ''[[FIFA 16]]'' and ''[[FIFA 17]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/09/22/ea-sports-fifa-16-finally-stores-find-out-who-made-mls-custom-cover |title=EA Sports FIFA 16 is finally in stores! Find out who made the MLS custom cover |publisher=MLS Soccer |date=22 September 2015 |access-date=23 September 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924225249/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/09/22/ea-sports-fifa-16-finally-stores-find-out-who-made-mls-custom-cover |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Giovani dos Santos featured on FIFA 17's custom MLS cover |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2016/09/30/giovani-dos-santos-featured-fifa-17s-custom-mls-cover-insider |publisher=LA Galaxy |access-date=30 September 2016 |date=30 September 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |title=Giovani Dos Santos Player Profile – ESPN FC |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/93495/giovani-dos-santos |publisher=ESPN FC}}</ref><ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|giovani-dos-santos-ramirez/19112|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Giovani dos Santos » Club matches |date=2 May 2016 |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giovani-dos-santos/2/ |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref>
!rowspan="2"|Club||rowspan="2"|Season||colspan="3"|League||colspan="2"|Cup{{ref|a|1}}||colspan="2"|Continental{{ref|a|2}}||colspan="2"|Other{{ref|a|3}}||colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
|[[FC Barcelona B|Barcelona B]]||[[Segunda División B|2006–07]]||[[Segunda División B]]||27||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||6
|-
|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||[[2007–08 FC Barcelona season|2007–08]]||[[La Liga]]||28||3||5||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||38||4
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||[[2008–09 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2008–09]]||rowspan="4"|[[Premier League]]||6||0||1||0||4||1||1||0||12||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2009–10]]||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0||3||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2010–11]]||3||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||1||0||5||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2011–12]]||7||0||1||1||4||1||1||0||13||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||17||0||2||1||9||2||5||0||33||3
|-
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan)||[[2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2008–09]]||[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||8||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||4
|-
|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] (loan)||[[2009–10 Galatasaray S.K. season|2009–10]]||[[Süper Lig]]||14||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
|[[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] (loan)||[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]||La Liga||16||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||5
|-
|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]||[[2012–13 RCD Mallorca season|2012–13]]||La Liga||29||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]||[[2013–14 Villarreal CF season|2013–14]]||rowspan="2"|La Liga||31||11||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||12
|-
|[[2014–15 Villarreal CF season|2014–15]]||26||1||7||1||6||3||colspan="2"|—||39||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||57||12||10||2||6||3||colspan="2"|—||73||17
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[LA Galaxy]]||[[2015 LA Galaxy season|2015]]||rowspan="4"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]||10||3||colspan="2"|—||2||1||1||0||13||4
|-
|[[2016 LA Galaxy season|2016]]||28||14||2||1||2||0||3||1||35||16
|-
|[[2017 LA Galaxy season|2017]]||25||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||6
|-
|[[2018 LA Galaxy season|2018]]||14||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||77||26||3||1||4||1||4||1||88||29
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Club América|América]]||[[2019–20 Club América season|2019–20]]||rowspan="2"|[[Liga MX]]||21||2||colspan="2"|—||2||0||1||0||24||2
|-
|[[2020–21 Club América season|2020–21]]||18||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||39||4||colspan="2"|—||2||0||1||0||42||4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total||312||66||25||4||28||7||10||1||375||78
|}
*1.{{note|a}}Includes [[Copa del Rey]], [[FA Cup]], and [[U.S. Open Cup]]
*2.{{note|a}}Includes [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Europa League]], and [[CONCACAF Champions League]]
*3.{{note|a}}Includes [[EFL Cup|English League Cup]], [[MLS Cup playoffs]], and [[Leagues Cup]]

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|23457|Giovani dos Santos|access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|2007||4||0
|-
|2008||6||0
|-
|2009||11{{efn|name=Guadeloupe|Dos Santos additionally played a match against [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] in 2009, which is not recognized by FIFA.}}||5
|-
|2010||12||1
|-
|2011||19||5
|-
|2012||6||3
|-
|2013||14||0
|-
|2014||10||1
|-
|2015||7||2
|-
|2016||4||1
|-
|2017||8||0
|-
|2018||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!106!!19
|}

{{notelist}}

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each dos Santos goal.''<ref name="sw"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Giovani dos Santos
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"|23 June 2009 || rowspan="2"|[[Georgia Dome]], [[Atlanta]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VEN}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 4–0 || rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|3 || 19 July 2009 || [[AT&T Stadium|Cowboys Stadium]], [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], United States || {{fb|HAI}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 26 July 2009 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| align="center"|5 || 5 September 2009 || [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|CRC}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 12 October 2010 || [[Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez]], [[Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico || {{fb|VEN}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|1 June 2011 || rowspan="2"|[[Empower Field at Mile High|Invesco Field at Mile High]], [[Denver]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"| 3–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|9 June 2011 || rowspan="2"|[[Bank of America Stadium]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CUB}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 5–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|4–0
|-
| align="center"|11 || 25 June 2011 || [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|4–2 || align="center"|4–2 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| align="center"|12 || 31 May 2012 || [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]], United States || {{fb|BIH}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|13 || 3 June 2012 || Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|14 || 8 June 2012 || [[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], Mexico || {{fb|GUY}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || 29 June 2014 || [[Castelão (Ceará)|Estádio Castelão]], [[Fortaleza]], Brazil || {{fb|NED}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|2014 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || 27 June 2015 || [[Camping World Stadium|Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], United States || {{fb|CRC}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 9 July 2015 || Soldier Field, Chicago, United States || {{fb|CUB}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|6–0 || [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|18 || 9 October 2016 || [[Nissan Stadium (Nashville)|Nissan Stadium]], [[Nashville]], United States || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|19 || 2 June 2018 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
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==Honours==
'''Barcelona'''
*[[La Liga]] runner-up: [[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2006 Supercopa de España|2006]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]] runner-up: [[2006 UEFA Super Cup|2006]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up: [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup|2006]]

'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
*[[EFL Cup]] runner-up: [[2008–09 Football League Cup|2008–09]]

'''LA Galaxy'''
*[[El Tráfico|MLS El Tráfico]]: [[2018 Major League Soccer season|2018]]
*[[California Clásico|MLS California Clásico]]: [[2016 Major League Soccer season|2016]], [[2018 Major League Soccer season|2018]]

'''América'''
*[[Campeón de Campeones]]: [[2019 Campeón de Campeones|2019]]

'''Mexico U17'''
*[[FIFA U-17 World Cup|FIFA U-17 World Championship]]: [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005]]

'''Mexico U23'''
*[[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012]]<ref name="olympicwin"/>

'''Mexico'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]], [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011]], [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015]]
*[[CONCACAF Cup|CONCACAF Cup: 2015]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexico 2015 Concacaf Cup Squad|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/203/league/CONCACAF.CONFEDERATIONS_PLAYOFF/season/2015|website=ESPN}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[FIFA U-17 World Cup|FIFA U-17 World Championship]] Silver Ball: [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship#Awards|2005]]
*[[RSSSF#Player_of_the_Year_award|RSSSF Player of the Year]] Nomination: 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 2003|url=https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/rsspoy05.html|website=RSSSF}}</ref>
*[[:es:Premio Nacional del Deporte (México)|Premio Nacional del Deporte]]: 2005, 2012
*[[FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#FIFA_Fair_Play_Trophy|FIFA Club World Cup Fair Play Trophy]]: [[2006_FIFA_Club_World_Cup#Awards|2006]] (With [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
*[[World_Soccer_(magazine)#Men's_World_Team_of_the_Year|World Soccer Men's World Team of the Year]]: 2006 (With [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
*[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] Bronze Ball: [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Awards|2007]]
*[[FIFA Fair Play Award]]: 2007 (With [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
*[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer Magazine]] 5th Most Exciting Teen Footballer: 2007<ref>https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/premier-league-la-liga-serie-a-world-soccer-276803-20250326</ref>
*[[IFFHS#The Best Men's Club of the Decade|IFFHS World's Best Club of the Decade]]: 2001–2010 (With [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
*[[IFFHS#The Best Men's Club of the Decade|IFFHS Europe's Best Club of the Decade]]: 2001–2010 (With [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]])
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Golden Ball: [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]]
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] All-Tournament Team: [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]]
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup awards#Fair Play Trophy|CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy]]: 2011 (With [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]])
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Best Goal: [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldcup.org/en/video/gc-2011-best-10-goals|title=GC 2011: Best 10 goals|publisher=CONCACAF Gold Cup|date=29 June 2011|access-date=23 November 2020|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091848/https://www.goldcup.org/en/video/gc-2011-best-10-goals|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[FIFA Puskás Award]] Nomination: [[FIFA Puskás Award#2011|2011]]
*[[FIFA World Cup]] Man of the Match: [[2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_A#Mexico_vs_Cameroon|13 June 2014]]
*[[La Liga]] Best Goal Nomination: [[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.laliga.com/noticias/nominados-al-premio-mejor-gol-de-la-liga-bbva-2013-14 | title=Nominados al premio 'Mejor Gol de la Liga BBVA 2013-14'}}</ref>
*Latinos de Hoy Sports Excellence Award: 2015<ref>{{cite web | url=https://somosinvictos.com/2015/10/12/giovani-dos-santos-fue-reconocido-con-el-premio-a-la-excelencia-deportiva/ | title=Giovani dos Santos fue reconocido con el Premio a la Excelencia Deportiva}}</ref>
*[[Ballon d'Or]] Nomination: [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.as.com/soccer/how-many-mexican-players-have-been-nominated-for-the-ballon-dor-complete-list-n/ | title=How many Mexican players have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or? Complete list | date=18 October 2022 }}</ref>
*[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] Player of the Week: Week 7 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/04/19/la-galaxys-giovani-dos-santos-wins-mls-player-week-week-7|title=LA Galaxy's Giovani dos Santos wins MLS Player of the Week for Week 7}}</ref> Week 27 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/09/13/la-galaxys-giovani-dos-santos-wins-mls-player-week-huge-week-27|title=LA Galaxy's Giovani dos Santos wins MLS Player of the Week for huge Week 27}}</ref>
*[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] Goal of the Week: Week 26 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/09/09/la-galaxys-giovani-dos-santos-wins-att-goal-week-chip|title=LA Galaxy's Giovani dos Santos wins AT&T Goal of the Week with a chip}}</ref>
*[[LA_Galaxy#Player_of_the_Year|LA Galaxy Player of the Year]]: 2016
*[[LA_Galaxy#Golden_Boot|LA Galaxy Golden Boot]]: 2016
*[[LA Galaxy]] Most Assists: [[2016_Major_League_Soccer_season#Assists|2016]]
*[[MLS Best XI]]: 2016
*[[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[2016 MLS All-Star Game|2016]], [[2017 MLS All-Star Game|2017]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/bradley-giovinco-represent-tfc-mls-star-game/ |title=Bradley, Giovinco to represent TFC at MLS All-Star game |work=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=21 July 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Univision|Premios Univision Deportes]] MLS Player of the Year: 2016<ref>{{cite web | url=https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2016/12/18/premios-univision-deportes-recognizes-the-years-top-athletes-teams-achievements-and-social-impact-through-sports/ | title="Premios Univision Deportes" Recognizes the Year's Top Athletes, Teams, Achievements and Social Impact Through Sports | date=19 December 2016 }}</ref>

'''Records'''
*The first team to score two or more goals in every [[UEFA Champions League]] group game: [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|2010–11]] (With [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]])<ref>{{cite news| 
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9262085.stm | work=BBC News | title=FC Twente 3–3 Tottenham | date=7 December 2010}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|List of footballers with 100 or more caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{FIFA player}}
* {{Olympics.com|giovani-dos-santos}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Soccerbase}}

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