Santiago "Santi" Comesaña Veiga (born 5 October 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal.
_2.jpg) Comesaña with Rayo Vallecano in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Comesaña Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Val Miñor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Coruxo | 37 | (8) |
| 2016–2023 | Rayo Vallecano | 205 | (13) |
| 2023– | Villarreal | 27 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Career
editCoruxo
editBorn in Vigo, Galicia, Comesaña was an ED Val Miñor youth graduate.[1] On 9 July 2015, he signed for Segunda División B side Coruxo FC, after impressing on a trial basis.[2]
On 22 August 2015, Comesaña made his senior debut, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–2 away win against Atlético Astorga FC.[3] On 6 December, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 home routing of SD Compostela.[4]
Rayo Vallecano
editOn 16 July 2016, after scoring eight goals in 37 matches during the campaign, Comesaña signed a four-year contract with Rayo Vallecano, freshly relegated to Segunda División.[5] He made his professional debut on 28 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Adri Embarba in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid.[6]
Comesaña scored his first professional goal on 1 April 2017, netting the first in a 3–1 away win against Girona FC. He renewed his contract until 2023 on 17 October,[7] contributed with two goals in 33 appearances during the 2017–18 campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga as champions.
Comesaña made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 25 August 2018, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[8] He scored his first goal in the category on 20 January 2019, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against Real Sociedad.
Villarreal
editOn 29 June 2023, Comesaña signed a four-year contract with Villarreal CF also in the top tier.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 November 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coruxo | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| Total | 205 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 223 | 13 | ||
| Villareal | 2023–24 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | 215 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 239 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editRayo Vallecano
References
edit- ^ "La perla de bronce: Santi Comesaña, polivalencia" [The bronze pearl: Santi Comesaña, versatility] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "El Coruxo incorpora a Santi Comesaña y Pablo García" [Coruxo sign Santi Comesaña and Pablo García] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "El Coruxo ahonda en la herida maragata" [Coruxo deepen the maragata wound] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "El Coruxo tiene una perla" [Coruxo have a pearl] (in Spanish). Atlántico Diario. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Santi Comesaña nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Santi Comesaña new player of Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Rayo y Valladolid convierten en protagonistas a sus porteros" [Rayo and Valladolid turn their goalkeepers into protagonists] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Comesaña renueva hasta 2023" [Comesaña renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "'Obi Oblak' en el Metropolitano" ['Obi Oblak' at the Metropolitano] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "¡Santi Comesaña ya es groguet!" [Santi Comesaña is already groguet] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Santi Comesaña at Soccerway
External links
edit- Santi Comesaña at the Villarreal CF website
- Santi Comesaña at BDFutbol
- Santi Comesaña – UEFA competition record (archive)
