Santiago Colombatto (born 17 January 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Oviedo, on loan from Liga MX club León.

Santiago Colombatto
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oviedo
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Cagliari 5 (0)
2016Pisa (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017Trapani (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2018Perugia (loan) 35 (1)
2018–2019Verona (loan) 26 (1)
2019–2020 Sint-Truiden 30 (0)
2021León (loan) 10 (1)
2021–2023 León 32 (3)
2022–2023Famalicão (loan) 33 (3)
2023Oviedo (loan) 15 (2)
2024– Oviedo 0 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 Argentina U23 15 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's football
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021

Club career edit

Colombatto arrived to Buenos Aires from his native Córdoba at age 10. In the Argentine capital, he played for River Plate and Racing Club[citation needed] before moving to Italian club Cagliari on a 3+12-year contract in December 2015.[1] He made his Serie B debut on 13 February 2016 against Latina Calcio. He started in the first eleven and was replaced after 49 minutes by Davide Di Gennaro.[2]

In July 2016 he was loaned to Pisa, but on 31 August 2016 he moved to Trapani on loan before the start of the season. On 7 August 2017 Colombatto joined Perugia on a temporary deal.[3] On 16 August 2018, Colombatto joined on Serie B side Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy.[4]

On 31 August 2019, Colombatto joined Belgian club Sint-Truiden.[5] On 8 Jan 2021, Colombatto joined Mexican side Club León.

On 2 August 2022, Colombatto was loaned by Famalicão in Portugal.[6] On 25 August 2023, he moved to Real Oviedo of the Spanish Segunda División also on a one-year loan deal.[7]

Honours edit

León

References edit

  1. ^ "Colombatto firma sino al 2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Latina vs. Cagliari - 13 February 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Colombatto è biancorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Perugia Calcio. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Verona, Colombatto in prestito con diritto. Recompra Cagliari". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "#WelcomeSantiago". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Santiago Colombatto é reforço do FC Famalicão" [Santiago Colombatto joins FC Famalicão] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Santiago Colombatto, nuevo futbolista del Real Oviedo" [Santiago Colombatto, new Real Oviedo footballer] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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