Santiago Dittborn Martínez-Conde (born 30 October 1992) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Santiago Dittborn
Picture of Santiago Dittborn Martínez-Conde standing in a soccer field.
Dittborn with Ñublense in 2023
Personal information
Full name Santiago Dittborn Martínez-Conde
Date of birth (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Central midfielder
Youth career
2003–2010 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Universidad Católica 18 (1)
2013Cobreloa (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015San Marcos (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 Deportes La Serena 49 (6)
2023 Ñublense 8 (0)
2024 Audax Italiano 25 (2)
International career
2010–2012 Chile U20 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 September 2024

Career

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Dittborn played as a midfielder for Universidad Católica, Cobreloa and San Marcos de Arica. In 2015, he retired from football after ending his contract with Universidad Católica,[1] but he returned to the activity by joining Deportes La Serena in the Chilean Primera División in 2021.[2]

After being a free agent during the first half 2023, he signed with Ñublense for the second half of the 2023 season.[3][4] The next season, he joined Audax Italiano.[5]

Football 7

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In May 2026, Dittborn joined the City Soccer FC football 7 team with views to the 2026 TST Tournament, alongside his countrymen Nicolás Castillo, Felipe Seymour, Mathías Vidangossy, Matías Donoso and Juan Araya.[6]

Personal life

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He is the great-nephew of the renowned former Chilean sports leader Carlos Dittborn, since his grandfather was the cousin of him.[7]

Honours

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Universidad Católica

References

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  1. "Cambiaron la pelota por los números: dos ex sparrings de Bielsa que le dieron un vuelco a sus vidas". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. "Se sumó Luis Jiménez: Los 12 jugadores del fútbol chileno que decidieron volver del retiro". En Cancha (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. Romero, Jorge (2 July 2023). "Se suma a Ismael Sosa: Ñublense vuelve a sorprender y ficha a un ex UC que estaba sin club". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. Silva Rojas, Carlos (6 January 2024). "La mano firme de Mario Salas: Ñublense empieza a desmantelar su plantel y se va criticado ex jugador de Colo Colo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. "Audax Italiano anunció a Santiago Dittborn como su noveno refuerzo". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. Petersen, Andrea (10 May 2026). "Santiago Dittborn regresa a las canchas y tiene nuevo club: "Invaluable"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. Gilbert, Sergio (2 April 2021). "Santiago Dittborn y su retorno al fútbol tras cinco años: "Necesitaba sacarme esta espinita"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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