Santiago René Muñoz Robles (born 14 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis, on loan from Santos Laguna. Born in the United States, he played for Mexico at youth level.
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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 |
Atlético San Luis (on loan from Santos Laguna) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | → Newcastle United (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Santos Laguna | 79 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSantos Laguna
editMuñoz 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editYouth
editMuñoz 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
editHonours
editMexico 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
edit- ↑ "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.
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