Santiago Muñoz (footballer, born 2002)
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| Full name | Santiago René Muñoz Robles[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Sporting Kansas City (on loan from Santos Laguna) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Newcastle United (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Santos Laguna | 79 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico U17 | 16 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mexico U21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Mexico U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santiago René Muñoz Robles (born 14 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on loan from Liga MX club Santos Laguna. Born in the United States, he played for Mexico at youth level.
Club career
Santos Laguna
Muñoz made his professional debut with Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada on 25 October 2020 in a Liga MX match against Atlético San Luis, coming on as a substitute, winning 2–1.[2]
Loan to Newcastle United
On 31 August 2021, Muñoz joined Premier League side Newcastle United on an 18-month loan deal, linking up with the club's academy sides with the English club having the option to make the deal permanent.[3] On 30 July 2022, Muñoz made his senior team debut for Newcastle in a 2–1 pre-season friendly win against Athletic Bilbao; coming on as a late substitute alongside fellow academy player Lucas De Bolle.[4] On 23 January 2023, Muñoz returned to Santos Laguna.
Loan to Sporting Kansas City
On 22 April 2025, Muñoz joined Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City on a season-long loan, with an option to exercise a permanent transfer at the end of 2025.[5]
International career
Youth
Muñoz was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,[6] scoring five goals, where Mexico won the competition. He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup,[7] where Mexico finished runner-up.
Muñoz was called up to the under-23 team by Jaime Lozano to participate at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[8]
Muñoz was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[9] scoring two goals, Mexico finished third.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | — | – | — | 52 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||
Honours
Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2019[12]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ Flemming, Connor. "Goal! The Dream Begins: Santiago Muñoz Makes Santos Laguna Debut". The18.com.
- ^ "Magpies sign teenager Santiago Munoz". www.nufc.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Newcastle United 2 Athletic Bilbao 1". www.nufc.co.uk. 30 July 200.
- ^ "Sporting KC acquires Mexican American forward Santiago Munoz on loan from Santos Laguna". Sporting Kansas City. 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
- ^ Medel, Édgar Malagón (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "México derrotó a Honduras en penales y se alzó como campeón de Concacaf rumbo a Tokio". Infobae. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Santiago Muñoz at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019.