Santi Mina
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Mina Lorenzo | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 December 1995||
Place of birth | Vigo, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Celta B | 13 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Celta | 50 | (9) |
2015–2019 | Valencia | 117 | (29) |
2019– | Celta | 96 | (25) |
National team | |||
2013 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Spain U19 | 16 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Spain U21 | 4 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC) |
Santiago "Santi" Mina Lorenzo (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈsanti ˈmina loˈɾenθo]; born 7 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo as a forward.
He began his career at Celta, scoring 12 goals in 56 games across three seasons before a €10 million move to Valencia in 2015. Four years later, he returned to Celta.
Club career[]
Celta[]
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Mina played youth football with hometown's RC Celta de Vigo, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División. On 5 January he signed a professional deal with the club, running until 2018.[2]
Mina made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for them on 16 February 2013, coming on as a substitute for Iago Aspas in the 66th minute of a 1–3 away defeat against Getafe CF.[3] He scored his first top-flight goal on 16 September, but in a 3–2 loss at Athletic Bilbao;[4] at only 17 years, 9 months and 10 days, he became the side's youngest goalscorer in the first division.[5]
On 11 April 2015, Mina scored four goals in a 6–1 home rout of Rayo Vallecano,[6] becoming the youngest player in the last 80 years to do so in the Spanish top tier and the first from Celta since 1979.[7]
Valencia[]
On 4 July 2015, Mina moved to fellow league team Valencia CF after agreeing to a six-year deal for a €10 million fee.[8] He scored his first competitive goal for them on 5 December, netting four minutes from time in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona.[9]
On 18 February 2016, in only the first 45 minutes, Mina scored twice and provided three assists in a UEFA Europa League last-32 tie against SK Rapid Wien, in an eventual 6–0 win also at the Mestalla Stadium (the half-time result was a competition record).[10]
Mina scored a career-best 12 league goals in 2017–18 as Valencia came fourth,[11] despite being more often than not a substitute for Simone Zaza and Rodrigo; halfway through the campaign, the trio had 12 more goals than Real Madrid's "BBC" attacking line.[12] The following season, he netted braces in Copa del Rey victories over CD Ebro (round of 32)[13] and Sporting de Gijón (last 16)[14] as his club picked up their first honour for 11 years, being unused in the 2–1 final defeat of Barcelona on 25 May 2019.[15]
Return to Celta[]
After four years at the Mestalla Stadium, Mina returned to Celta on a five-year contract as Maxi Gómez moved in the opposite direction.[16] In 2020–21, he scored 12 goals in partnership with Aspas' 14;[17] this included both goals of a 2–1 win at Barcelona on 16 May to end that team's title hopes.[18]
Personal life[]
Mina's father, also named Santiago, was also a footballer. A defender, he played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, including Celta.[19][20]
In December 2019, Mina was charged with sexual assault allegedly committed in Mojácar two years earlier.[21] His trial date was set for March 2022.[22]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celta | 2012–13 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||||
Total | 50 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 56 | 12 | ||||
Valencia | 2015–16 | La Liga | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6[a] | 3 | — | 36 | 8 | |
2016–17 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
2017–18 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 15 | ||||
2018–19 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10[b] | 2 | — | 45 | 13 | |||
Total | 117 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 5 | — | 150 | 42 | |||
Celta | 2019–20 | La Liga | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
2020–21 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 13 | ||||
2021–22 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||||
Total | 85 | 24 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 90 | 29 | ||||
Career total | 252 | 62 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 78 |
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
Valencia
References[]
- ^ a b c "Santi Mina". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ García Calvo, Lorena (5 January 2013). "El Celta blinda a Santi Mina" [Celta shield Santi Mina]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Celta stay in drop zone after defeat". ESPN FC. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Athletic open stadium with win". ESPN FC. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Santi Mina se convierte en el goleador más joven del Celta en Primera División" [Santi Mina becomes the youngest goalscorer of Celta in Primera División]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Melero, Delfín (11 April 2015). "El Celta halla una Mina" [Celta find a Mine ("Mina" in English)]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "¡Cuatro goles de Santi Mina!" [Four goals from Santi Mina!]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Santi Mina, new Valencia CF player". Valencia CF. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (5 December 2015). "Santi Mina anima la Liga" [Santi Mina livens League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Records tumble as Valencia thump Rapid Wien". UEFA. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Valero, Rafa (15 February 2021). "Santi Mina vuelve a Mestalla buscando sus mejores números como céltico" [Santi Mina returns to Mestalla in search of his best numbers as a Celta man]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Valle, Conrado (27 January 2018). "Zaza, Rodrigo y Mina llevan 12 goles más en Liga que la bbC [sic]" [Zaza, Rodrigo and Mina have 12 more La Liga goals than the BBC]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Santi Mina leads Valencia 2–1 over Ebro in Copa del Rey". EFE. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Valencia eliminate feisty Sporting from Copa del Rey". EFE. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Chowdhury, Saj (25 May 2019). "Barcelona 1–2 Valencia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Valero, Rafa; Clancy, Conor (14 July 2019). "Official: Santi Mina returns to Celta Vigo". Marca. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Valero, Rafa (23 May 2021). "Iago Aspas, el asistente de LaLiga" [Iago Aspas, LaLiga's assister]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Santi Mina double ends Barcelona LaLiga title tilt". beIN Sports. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Santi Mina: "Mi padre no me ha visto jugar"" [Santi Mina: "My father has not seen me play"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Estévez, Antonio (15 April 2015). "'Papá' Mina no va a Balaídos" ['Daddy' Mina does not go to Balaídos]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "La juez acerca a Santi Mina al banquillo por una presunta agresión sexual" [Judge calls Santi Mina to the dock for an alleged sexual assault]. El País (in Spanish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "El juicio contra Santi Mina por presunta agresión sexual será en marzo de 2022" [Trial against Mina for alleged sexual assault to take place in 2022]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Santi Mina". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Santi Mina at ESPN FC
External links[]
- Santi Mina at BDFutbol
- Santi Mina at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Vigo
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Valencia CF players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers