Xabier Santos

Xabier Santos
Personal information
Full name Xabier Ignacio Santos Rodríguez
Date of birth (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997
Place of birth Ovalle, Chile
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Ovalle
Number 7
Youth career
Academia Kico Rojas
2009–2010 Selección Salamanca
2010–2015 Universidad Católica
2015–2016 Udinese
2015–2016 → Granada (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Universidad Católica 0 (0)
2016–2018 Udinese 0 (0)
2016 → Granada B (loan) 12 (2)
2017 → Extremadura (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Ñublense (loan) 5 (0)
2019 Ñublense 2 (0)
2020–2021 Provincial Ovalle 8 (3)
2021–2023 Deportes Valdivia 51 (9)
2026– Deportes Ovalle 8 (11)
International career
2016 Chile U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2026

Xabier Ignacio Santos Rodríguez (born 24 March 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a winger for Deportes Ovalle.

Club career

Born in Ovalle, Chile, Santos was trained at Academia Kico Rojas in his hometown and played for the team of Salamanca before joining the Universidad Católica youth ranks, aged 13.[1][2] After standing out with the Universidad Católica under-20 team and having a brief stint with the first team in 2015, Santos signed a five-year contract with Italian club Udinese and was sent on loan to Spanish clubs Granada[3][4] and Extremadura UD between 2015 and 2017.[5][6]

In 2018, Santos returned to his homeland with Ñublense on loan from Udinese[2] and continued with them for the 2019 season.[1] In 2020, he switched to Provincial Ovalle. [7]

From 2021 to 2023, Santos played for Deportes Valdivia.[8][9] In 2026, he returned to football activity with his hometown's club, Deportes Ovalle.[10]

International career

In 2015, Santos served as a sparring for the Chile senior team under Jorge Sampaoli with views to the Copa América.[1][2][4] The next year, he represented the under-20's in the friendly tournament Copa Ciudad de la Independencia.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Marín Zúñiga, Andrés (13 June 2022). "Llegó a los 18 al Udinese y busca renacer en Valdivia: "No aproveché estar en la élite"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Quien es Xabier Santos, la más reciente incorporación de Ñublense y que llamó la atención del Udinese de Italia". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Vega, Diego (17 January 2016). "Xabier Santos, el sparring de la Roja que brilla en Granada". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "El goleador Ovallino que perdió U. Católica y causa sensación en España". El Observatodo.cl (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Morán, Roderigo (1 February 2017). "Xabier Santos completa la revolución azulgrana". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Xabier Santos, el otro chileno que cambió de club en Europa". 24 horas (in Spanish). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Xabier Santos vuelve a casa con su currículo goleador" (in Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Deportes Valdivia afina sus piezas en la pretemporada". Diario Futrono (in Spanish). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2026. del antiguo plantel ya anunciaron la renovación de los arqueros Paulo Garcés y David Pérez y los volantes Xabier Santos y Max Gatica.
  9. ↑ "Valdivia realizó la presentación de su plantel 2023 en la Tarde Albirroja". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Arévalo, Benjamín (9 April 2026). "Deportes Ovalle estructura su plantel para competir en Tercera B 2026". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sudamericano Sub 20: "En busca del anhelado recambio"". Selección Chilena (in Spanish). 16 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2026.


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