| Santiago Muñoz | |
| Full Name: | Santiago René Muñoz Robles[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 2002 |
| Birth Place: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Santos Laguna |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Santos Laguna |
| Youthyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Newcastle United (loan) |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Santos Laguna |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 24 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 June 2022 |
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.
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]
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.
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]
| 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 | |||
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