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Santi Mina
Mina with Valencia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Santiago Mina Lorenzo
Date of birth (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Valencia
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– Valencia 87 (22)
International career
2013 Spain U18 2 (1)
2013–2015 Spain U19 16 (6)
2015–2016 Spain U21 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018

Santiago "Santi" Mina Lorenzo (born 7 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF 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.

Club career

Celta

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Mina played youth football with hometown's Celta de Vigo, and made his senior debuts 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 2–3 loss at Athletic Bilbao;[4] at only 17 years, 9 months and 10 days, he became the team's youngest goalscorer in the first division.[5]

On 11 April 2015, Mina scored four goals in a 6–1 home routing of Rayo Vallecano,[6] becoming the youngest player ever 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 the club 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]

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.[11][12]

Club statistics

As of game played 21 April 2018[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta 2012–13 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 29 2 2 1 0 0 31 3
2014–15 20 7 4 2 0 0 24 9
Total 50 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 56 12
Valencia 2015–16 La Liga 26 4 4 1 6 3 0 0 36 8
2016–17 29 6 2 0 0 0 31 6
2017–18 29 12 6 3 0 0 35 15
Total 84 22 12 4 6 3 0 0 102 29
Career total 134 31 18 7 6 3 0 0 158 41

References

  1. ^ "Santi Mina". Valencia CF. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ El Celta blinda a Santi Mina (Celta shield Santi Mina); La Voz de Galicia, 5 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Celta stay in drop zone after defeat Archived 23 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 16 February 2013
  4. ^ Athletic open stadium with win Archived 17 September 2013 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 16 September 2013
  5. ^ 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, 17 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Celta halla una Mina (Celta find a Mine ("Mina" in English)); Marca, 11 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ ¡Cuatro goles de Santi Mina! (Four goals from Santi Mina!); Marca, 12 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Santi Mina, new Valencia CF player; Valencia CF, 4 July 2015
  9. ^ Santi Mina anima la Liga (Santi Mina livens League); Marca, 5 December 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Records tumble as Valencia thump Rapid Wien; UEFA, 18 February 2016
  11. ^ Santi Mina: «Mi padre no me ha visto jugar» (Santi Mina: «My father has not seen me play»); La Voz de Galicia, 15 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ 'Papá' Mina no va a Balaídos ('Daddy' Mina does not go to Balaídos); Marca, 15 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Santi Mina". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  14. ^ Santi Mina at ESPN FC

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