Rodrigo Santiago
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Daniel Santiago Pintos | ||
| Date of birth | March 12, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Montevideo Uruguay | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Jersey Alliance | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Parsippany SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Montclair State Red Hawks | 22 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | New Jersey Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Juventud de Las Piedras | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Canadian Soccer Club | 22 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Icon FC | ||
| 2015–2017 | New Jersey Copa | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Motown | ||
| 2018–2021 | New Jersey Copa | ||
| 2022– | New Jersey Alliance | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodrigo Daniel Santiago Pintos (born February 17, 1990, in Montevideo, Uruguay[1]) is a professional soccer player from Uruguay who currently plays for the New Jersey Alliance.
Raised in Rockaway, New Jersey, Santiago played prep soccer at Morris Hills High School.[2]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]During his time in the states Santiago played most of his youth club soccer in Parsippany Soccer Club.[3] In early 2009, he joined New Jersey Rangers and played only a single game in the USL Premier Development League due to an injury that kept him off the fields for the rest of the season.[4]
Professional
[edit]Santiago moved back to Uruguay in July 2009 after 12 years in the United States of America. He joined the u-19 of Juventud de Las Piedras of the Uruguayan Primera División,[5] in 2010 he joined new founded Canadian Soccer Club that was entering the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur .[6] In 2013, he helped the club win their first ever championship and promotion to the professional Uruguayan Segunda División. Santiago also scored the first official goal in the history of the club Canadian Soccer Club from Uruguay. "Lolo" signed his first professional contract in October 2013 on a one-year agreement with the club. In August 2014 he returned to the United States and signed with professional club team Icon FC of the American Soccer League (ASL) on a one-year deal agreement as well .[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Rodrigo Santiago
- ^ Havsy, Jane. "China next destination on Morris trio's soccer journey", Daily Record,May 24, 2015. Accessed March 20, 2025. "Bryan Machado and Rodrigo Santiago grew up playing soccer together, their fathers friends in their native Uruguay.... Santiago left for Uruguay not long after graduating from Morris Hills.... 'I still remember the Morris Hills days, the good ol' days,' said Santiago, now 25 and living back at home with his mother and sisters in Rockaway."
- ^ Parsippany SC U17's - United Soccer Leagues (USL)
- ^ New Jersey Rangers All-time Stats | SoccerStats.us
- ^ el Pais
- ^ Football : Rodrigo Santiago
- ^ Former Parsippany SC Revolution players will also be signing with ICON FC
External links
[edit]- 1990 births
- Living people
- Morris Hills High School alumni
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- USL League Two players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian Soccer Club players
- Juventud de Las Piedras players
- Montclair State Red Hawks athletes
- College men's soccer players in the United States
- Soccer players from Morris County, New Jersey
- People from Rockaway, New Jersey
- American Soccer League (2014–2017)
- FC Motown players