Santiago Simón

Santiago Simón (born 13 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate.^[3]

Santiago Simón

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	José C. Paz, Argentina[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger[2]
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	31
Youth career
2006–2013	Cooperativa Tortuguitas
2013–2020	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	River Plate	101	(2)
International career
2018–2019	Argentina U17	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:19, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Simón started playing football at the age of four at Cooperativa Tortuguitas.^[2][4][5] He joined River Plate's academy in 2013, following a week-long trial.^[6] He spent seven years in their system, notably moving into the reserve squad in February 2020; debuting versus Banfield on 14 February.^[6][7][8] Nine months later, on 20 November, Simón was promoted into Marcelo Gallardo's senior squad for a Copa de la Liga Profesional match with the aforementioned Banfield.^[3] His debut subsequently arrived, with the winger replacing Cristian Ferreira for the final seventeen minutes of a 2–0 away win.^[3]

International career

Simón represented Argentina at U17 level.^[3][9] After featuring in an October 2018 friendly against their United States counterparts, Simón was selected by Pablo Aimar for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship, which they won, and the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup; appearing a total of five times across both competitions.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2021.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2020–21[nb 1]	Primera División	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023
• Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2021, 2023
• Supercopa Argentina: 2023

Argentina U17^[3]

• South American U-17 Championship: 2019

Notes

1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.