Federico Santander

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Federico Javier Santander Mereles (born 4 June 1991) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan club Nacional and the Paraguay national team.[1]

Club career

Early career

Santander started in the youth divisions of Guaraní where he excelled and was part of the under-20 squad that won the international friendly championship held in Valencia, Spain. After winning the U20 tournament with Guaraní he attracted the interest of several clubs and had a trial with A.C. Milan.[2] In 2008, at the age of 16, he made his debut with the senior squad of Guaraní by scoring a goal in the 5–2 win against Tacuary.[3] On 31 August 2010, he signed for French side Toulouse.

Argentina: Racing and Tigre

In February 2012, he moved to Racing Club on a three-year contract with a purchase option for 20% of his sports rights.[4][5]

In July 2012, Santander joined Argentine Primera División side Tigre on a one-year loan deal despite that Guaraní had intentions to bring him back to Paraguay.[6][7] He was handed the number #24 shirt for the 2012–13 season and debuted in a 2–1 home defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata on 6 August 2012.[8]

Copenhagen

On 14 June 2015, Santander signed a five-year contract with the Danish Superliga team F.C. Copenhagen.[9][10] He joined the club after completing Copa Libertadores with Guaraní. He made his league debut on 2 August 2015 against SønderjyskE making two assist, assisting Thomas Delaney and William Kvist. Three days later, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 defeat against FK Jablonec as Copenhagen failed to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage.[11] On 16 May 2016, he netted twice to give his club a 2–0 win against FC Nordsjælland which crowned Copenhagen league champions.[12] In his first season in Copenhagen he became the third highest goalscorer with 14 goals and four assists.

On 24 August 2016, Santander's goal in Copenhagen's qualification match versus Cypriot club APOEL secured his club's position in the 2016–17 Champions League.[13][14]

Bologna

In June 2018 Santander signed a four-year contract with Italian club Bologna in a deal worth €6 million.[15]

Reggina

On 2 August 2022, Santander moved to Reggina on a multi-year contract.[16]

Return to Guaraní

On 27 January 2023, Santander returned to Guaraní on loan until 30 June 2023.[17]

International career

On 28 September 2009, at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, Santander scored the first goal for the Paraguay U-20 squad against home team Egypt, giving the Paraguayans a 1–0 lead.

Wearing the number 9 as a replacement for Roque Santa Cruz, he debuted for Paraguay on 9 October 2010 in a 1–0 loss against Australia in Sydney.[18]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guaraní 2009 Paraguayan Primera División – 1 0 1 0
2010 3 0 – – 3 0
2011 22 10 – – 22 10
2012 1 2 – – 1 2
Total 26 12 – 1 0 27 12
Toulouse (loan) 2010–11 Ligue 1 23 5 2 0 – 25 5
Racing 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 15 0 3 0 – 18 0
Tigre 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 1
2012–13 18 1 0 0 6 1 24 2
Total 18 1 0 0 11 2 29 3
Guaraní 2013 Paraguayan Primera División 16 5 0 0 4Template:Efn 2 20 7
2014 22 11 0 0 2Template:Efn 0 24 11
2015 17 5 0 0 12Template:Efn 6 29 11
Total 55 21 0 0 18 8 73 29
Copenhagen 2015–16 Danish Superliga 30 14 4 2 2Template:Efn 1 36 17
2016–17 28 12 3 1 13Template:Efn 4 44 17
2017–18 24 12 0 0 8Template:Efn 2 32 14
Total 82 38 7 3 23 7 112 48
Bologna 2018–19 Serie A 32 8 2 0 – 34 8
2019–20 24 1 1 0 – 5 1
2020–21 4 0 1 0 – 5 0
2021–22 7 1 0 0 – 7 1
Total 67 10 4 0 – 71 10
Guaraní (loan) 2023 Paraguayan Primera División 13 3 0 0 6Template:Efn 5 19 8
Career total 299 90 16 3 59 22 374 115

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International

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santander goal.
List of international goals scored by Federico Santander[20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2011 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 20 November 2018 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours

Copenhagen

References

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External links

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