Santiago Hernán Villafañe (born 19 May 1988 in Mar del Plata) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Thesprotos in Greece.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Hernán Villafañe | ||
Date of birth | (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right Back / Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Club Deportivo Norte[1] | ||
2001–2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Boca Juniors | 7 | (0) |
2007–2009 | → Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Independiente Rivadavia | 11 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Midtjylland | 11 | (0) |
2014 | Alimos | 11 | (0) |
2015 | Panthrakikos | 4 | (0) |
2015 | OFI Crete | ? | (?) |
2016 | Colón | 7 | (0) |
2016 | RNK Split | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Montana | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Ruch Chorzów | 18 | (0) |
2019 | Thesprotos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2018 |
Santiago Hernán Villafañe began his playing career in Argentina with Boca Juniors, with whom he debuted in the First Division. A predominantly left sided player, he is known for his tough tackling and speed.
In 2007, he joined Real Madrid from Boca Juniors, where he played as a wingback or midfielder for Real Madrid Castilla. Villafañe trained with the first team on several occasions but did not play for Real Madrid in La Liga.
In 2009 Villafañe returned to Boca Juniors.
In July 2012 he signed a five-year contract with the Danish Superliga-side FC Midtjylland.[2]
In summer 2016, he signed for the Croatian club of RNK Split, in order to help the team to achieve the team's wish to win the Croatian First Football League.
On 23 February 2017, Villafañe signed with Bulgarian club Montana until the rest of the season.[3]
On 18 July 2017, Villafañe signed a 1-year contract with Polish I liga side Ruch Chorzów with an option for a further year.[4]
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