 Santos withUruguay in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michael Nicolás Santos Rosadilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Wanderers de Pando | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Nacional de Pando | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | San Luis de Pando | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | River Plate Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | River Plate Montevideo | 91 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Málaga | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Sporting Gijón (loan) | 36 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Leganés (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Copenhagen | 23 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Leganés (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Talleres | 82 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | FC Juárez | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vélez Sarsfield | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U22 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Uruguay | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:52, 26 December 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Nicolás Santos Rosadilla (born 13 March 1993) is a Uruguayanfootballer who plays as aforward for Argentine clubVélez Sarsfield.
Born inMontevideo, Santos was aRiver Plate Montevideo youth graduate. He made his first team – andPrimera División – debut on 13 February 2011, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute forFederico Puppo in a 1–2 home loss againstRampla Juniors.
On 28 April 2012, Santos scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 home win againstFénix.[1] Exactly one month later, he wassent off for two bookable offenses in a 2–4 loss atRacing Montevideo.
Santos scored a career-best 21 goals during the2014–15 season, with braces against Fénix,Sud América (two times), andJuventud Las Piedras, aside from ahat-trick againstEl Tanque Sisley.[2] He also scored River's first ever goal in theCopa Libertadores, through apenalty in a 2–0 home win againstUniversidad de Chile.[3]
On 5 July 2016, Santos signed a four-year deal withLa Liga clubMálaga CF.[4] He made his debut for the club on 23 October, replacingJony in a 4–0 home routing ofCD Leganés.[5]
Santos scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 4 November 2016, netting the winner in a 3–2 home win againstSporting de Gijón.[6]
On 14 August 2017, Santos was loaned to Sporting, now inSegunda División, for one year.[7] He scored 17 goals duringthe campaign, being the club's top goalscorer and the fifth overall in the category.
On 1 August 2018, Santos was loaned toCD Leganés in the top flight, for one year.[8]
On 21 August 2019, Santos was signed by Danish clubF.C. Copenhagen for a reported transfer fee of 2.25 million euro.[9]
Santos returned toLega on 14 September 2020, also in a temporary deal, with the club now in the second division.[10]
In January 2021 it was reported, that Santos had returned to Copenhagen because he couldn't extend his work permit in Spain. On 31 January 2021 Copenhagen confirmed, that Santos' contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[11]
On 6 February 2021, Santos signed a three-year contract withArgentine Primera División sideTalleres.[12]
On 17 June 2015, Santos was included inUruguay under-23s' 18-man list forthe year'sPan American Games.[13] He appeared in five matches during the tournament, scoring one goal againstBrazil, as his side was crowned champions.
On 29 August 2015, Santos was called up tothe senior squad by managerÓscar Tabárez as a replacement to injuredAbel Hernández.[14] He made his full international debut on 8 September, replacingJonathan Rodríguez againstCosta Rica.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga | 2016–17 | La Liga | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Sporting de Gijón (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 |
| Leganés (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Copenhagen | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| Career total | 82 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 28 | ||
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