Juan San Martín
 Juan San Martín in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel San Martín Da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rivera, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Central Español (on loan from Benfica) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009−2011 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Peñarol | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Farense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Central Español (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Uruguay U-17 | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Juan Manuel San Martín Da Costa (born 20 January 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Central Español, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.
Club career
Born in Rivera, San Martín is a product of Peñarol youth system, joining them in 2009, at age 15. Two years later, reports in the press informed that he, Jim Varela and Elbio Álvarez were joining S.L. Benfica but the deal was only finalised in 2012.[1][2] The transfer fee was a reported for €2.9 million by some sources,[3] and €2.4 million by others.[4]
In 2013, he was loaned to Farense, playing 11 league matches, without scoring.[5] He returned to Benfica the following season, being loaned to Central Español in September 2014.[6]
International career
San Martín was part of the squad of the Uruguay U-17 that took part in the 2011 South American U17 in Ecuador and in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, playing five matches and scoring once.[7]
References
- ↑ "Benfica já controla três promessas do Peñarol". Maisfutebol. 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Pase de un juvenil generó la golpiza al gerente de Peñarol". subrayado.com.uy. 29 January 2013.
- ↑ "El Karma de las juveniles de Peñarol". elobservadormas.com.uy. 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bizera diferenciado, Germinal López debe buscar un abogado". carasycaretas.com.uy. 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Juan Manuel San Martín Da Costa". fichajes.com.
- ↑ "Central se refuerza" [Central adds a new player]. cefc.com.uy (in Spanish). 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Juan San Martin profile". FIFA.com.
External links
- Juan San Martín profile at ForaDeJogo
- Juan San Martín profile at Soccerway
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