Juan Manuel San Martín Da Costa (born 20 January 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Real SC.

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Juan San Martín
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San Martín in 2011
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel San Martín Da Costa
Date of birth (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Real SC
Number 91
Youth career
2009−2011 Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Peñarol 0 (0)
2012–2016 Benfica B 0 (0)
2013–2014Farense (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015Central Español (loan) 8 (3)
2016Louletano (loan) 10 (5)
2016–2018 Louletano 54 (15)
2018 Manta 0 (0)
2018–2019 Louletano 16 (3)
2019– Real SC 7 (1)
International career
2011 Uruguay U-17 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
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Club career

Born in Rivera, San Martín is a product of Peñarol youth system, joining them in 2009, at age 15. Two years later, reports in the press informed that he, Jim Varela and Elbio Álvarez were joining S.L. Benfica but the deal was only finalised in 2012.[1][2] The transfer fee was a reported for €2.9 million by some sources,[3] and €2.4 million by others.[4]

In 2013, he was loaned to Farense, playing 11 league matches, without scoring.[5] He returned to Benfica the following season, being loaned to Central Español in September 2014.[6] In this team, he appeared in 8 games and scored 3 goals. At the end of the loan, he returned to Benfica B.

International career

San Martín was part of the squad of the Uruguay U-17 that took part in the 2011 South American U17 in Ecuador and in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, playing five matches and scoring once.[7]

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