Santiago Patiño

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Santiago Patiño
Personal information
Full name Santiago Pizano Patiño
Date of birth (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Merrikh SC
Number 32
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 FIU Panthers 69 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Kraze United 4 (5)
2017 SIMA Águilas 7 (4)
2018
Seattle Sounders U23
 14 (9)
2019–2020 Orlando City 13 (2)
2020 → Cimarrones de Sonora (loan) 11 (1)
2021–2022 San Antonio FC 35 (19)
2023 Avaí 13 (2)
2023–2024 San Antonio FC 12 (7)
2024 Ho Chi Minh City 11 (4)
2024–
Al-Merrikh SC
 0 (0)
International career
2019
Colombia U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 17, 2024

Santiago Patiño (born 10 March 1997) is a Colombian

Al-Merrikh SC
.

Having played college soccer for the FIU Panthers, he was selected third overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.

Club career

Youth and college

Patiño was born in Medellín, Colombia. When he was 9 years old, Patiño's parents split and he chose to live with his father, playing in the junior teams of the football clubs his father transferred to.[1] When he was 12 years old, Patiño moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother where he played for Orlando City’s Development Academy and Freedom High School.[2]

He played

college soccer at Florida International University from 2015 to 2018, scoring 37 goals in 69 matches. He was a three time All-Conference USA selection and named MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in his junior year.[3]

Prior to his professional deal, Patiño spent the summer of 2016 in the

Seattle Sounders U23
.

Orlando City

Before they selected him in the

Montreal Impact, coming on as a 74th minute substitute and assisting Dom Dwyer's goal in stoppage time.[5] He scored his first professional goal 7 July 2019, entering as an 81st minute substitute and scoring with his first touch of the game from a corner to put Orlando 2–1 up against Philadelphia Union. Orlando ended up conceding a 90th minute equalizer to tie 2–2.[6] He had his contract option declined as part of the club's end of season roster moves in December 2020.[7]

Loan to Cimarrones de Sonora

On 21 August 2020, Patiño joined Mexican team Cimarrones de Sonora in Liga de Expansión MX for the rest of the year.[8] He made his debut for the club as a substitute on 7 September in a 2–0 win over Dorados, making his first start on 16 September in a 1–0 defeat to Atlante. He scored his first goal on 22 September 2020, a 90th minute conciliation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Correcaminos.[9]

San Antonio FC

On 6 January 2021, Patiño signed as a free agent with

2022 USL Championship Western Conference Playoffs Final and played in the USL Championship Final on 13 November 2022. In that game, Patiño scored two goals and led his team to a 3-1 victory against Louisville City FC; for his efforts Patiño was named the USL Championship Final Most Valuable Player.[11]

International

In August 2019, Patiño received his first international call up to the

Colombia U23 training camp ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[12]

Personal life

Santiago is the son of former professional goalkeeper Milton Patiño. His uncle, Jairo Patiño, also played football and was capped internationally for Colombia.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2022[13][14]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kraze United 2016 NPSL 4 5 0 0 — 4 5
SIMA Águilas 2017 PDL 7 4 0 0 — 7 4
Seattle Sounders U23
 2018 14 9 0 0 — 14 9
Orlando City 2019 MLS 11 2 2 0 — 13 2
2020 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 4 0
Cimarrones de Sonora (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 11 1 0 0 — 11 1
San Antonio FC 2021 USL Championship 14 8 0 0 — 14 8
2022 20 11 0 0 — 20 11
Career total 83 40 2 0 2 0 87 40
  1. ^ MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

References

  1. ^ a b "La historia del colombiano Santiago Patiño, Pick 3 del Draft". AS USA (in Spanish). 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "This player set a record for being the FIU Panthers' highest player drafted by the MLS". miamiherald. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Santiago Patino - 2018 - Florida International University". fiusports.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ Culver, Jordan; USA, Pro Soccer (11 January 2019). "Orlando City wanted draft pick Santiago Patino as a Homegrown: 'The league did us wrong on this one'". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ Sigal, Jonathan. "Orlando City SC 1, Montreal Impact 3 2019 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Union 2, Orlando City SC 2 2019 MLS Match Recap". www.mlssoccer.com.
  7. ^ "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ^ "Orlando City SC Loans Forward Santiago Patiño to Cimarrones de Sonora". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ^ "Calero brinda victoria a Mineros y Correcaminos vence en casa a Cimarrones". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 23 September 2020.
  10. ^ "San Antonio FC signs forward Santiago Patino". San Antonio FC. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Patiño powers San Antonio to first USL Championship title". uslchampionship.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Santiago Patino reports to national team camp with Colombia's U-23". Orlando Soccer Journal. 5 August 2019.
  13. ^ Santiago Patiño at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Statistics". USL League Two. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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