Santiago Muñoz (footballer, born 2002)

For other people with the same name, see Santiago Muñoz.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Robles.

Santiago René Muñoz Robles (born 14 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Santos Laguna. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-23 team.

Santiago Muñoz

Personal information
Full name	Santiago René Muñoz Robles[1]
Date of birth	(2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	El Paso, Texas, United States
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Santos Laguna
Number	19
Youth career
2018–2020	Santos Laguna
2021–2022	→ Newcastle United (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Santos Laguna	58	(5)
International career‡
2019	Mexico U17	16	(8)
2022	Mexico U21	5	(2)
2021–	Mexico U23	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2019 Brazil Team CONCACAF U-17 Championship Winner 2019 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

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.

International career

Youth

Muñoz was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,^[5] scoring five goals, where Mexico won the competition. He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup,^[6] 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.^[7]

Muñoz was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,^[8] scoring two goals, Mexico finished third.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 March 2024^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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	1	—		—		—		0	1
	Total		52	5	—		–		—		52	5
Career total			52	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	5

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^[11]

References

1. "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.
2. Flemming, Connor. "Goal! The Dream Begins: Santiago Muñoz Makes Santos Laguna Debut". The18.com.
3. "Magpies sign teenager Santiago Munoz". www.nufc.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
4. "Newcastle United 2 Athletic Bilbao 1". www.nufc.co.uk. 30 July 200.
5. "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
6. 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.
7. "México derrotó a Honduras en penales y se alzó como campeón de Concacaf rumbo a Tokio". Infobae. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
8. "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
9. "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
10. Santiago Muñoz at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
11. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019.