Santiago Scotto

Santiago Scotto
Personal information
Full name Santiago Scotto Padín
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sud América
Youth career
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Montevideo City Torque 87 (3)
2021–2023 L.D.U. Quito 14 (1)
2022–2023 → Defensor Sporting (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 Fénix 9 (0)
2025 Platense
2025 Tacuarembó 15 (0)
2026– Sud América 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2026

Santiago Scotto Padín (born 26 April 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uruguayan Segunda División club Sud América.[1]

Career

A former youth academy player of River Plate Montevideo, Scotto joined Montevideo City Torque in January 2018.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 4 March 2018 in a 2–2 draw against River Plate.[3]

On 31 July 2021, Scotto joined Ecuadorian Serie A club L.D.U. Quito.[4]

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montevideo City Torque 2018 Uruguayan Primera División 301——1[a]0311
2019 Uruguayan Segunda División 180———180
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 322———322
2021 70—6[b]2—132
Total 873006210945
L.D.U. Quito 2021 Ecuadorian Serie A 101—2[b]0—121
2022 40002[b]0—60
Total 141004000181
Defensor Sporting (loan) 2022 Uruguayan Primera División 7031——101
Career total 108431102101227
  1. ↑ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.

Honours

Montevideo City Torque

Defensor Sporting

References

  1. 1 2 Santiago Scotto at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Scotto, el polifuncional que hizo un cambio de cabeza y ahora triunfa en City Torque". 9 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Debutante de la 5a fecha". 9 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Santiago Scotto es anunciado como nuevo jugador de Liga de Quito". 31 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Torque campeón de la temporada 2019 de la Segunda División Profesional". 3 November 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.