Santi Mina

Santi Mina

Mina with Valencia in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Santiago Mina Lorenzo
Date of birth	7 December 1995
Place of birth	Vigo, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Valencia
Number	22
Youth career
2005–2012	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2013	Celta B	13	(8)
2013–2015	Celta	50	(9)
2015–	Valencia	21	(4)
National team^‡
2013	Spain U18	2	(1)
2013–2015	Spain U19	16	(6)
2015–	Spain U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2016

Santiago 'Santi' Mina Lorenzo (born 7 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a forward.

Club career

Celta

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Mina played youth football with hometown's Celta de Vigo, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División. On 5 January he signed a professional deal with the club, running until 2018.^[1]

Mina made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for them on 16 February 2013, coming on as a substitute for Iago Aspas in the 66th minute of a 1–3 away defeat against Getafe CF.^[2] He scored his first top-flight goal on 16 September, but in a 2–3 loss at Athletic Bilbao;^[3] at only 17 years, 9 months and 10 days, he became the team's youngest goalscorer in the first division.^[4]

On 11 April 2015, Mina scored four goals in a 6–1 home routing of Rayo Vallecano,^[5] becoming the youngest player ever to do so in the main category of Spanish football and the first from Celta since 1979.^[6]

Valencia

On 4 July 2015 Mina moved to fellow league team Valencia CF, after agreeing to a six-year deal for a €10 million fee.^[7] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 5 December, netting four minutes from time in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona.^[8]

On 18 February 2016, in only the first 45 minutes, Mina scored twice and provided three assists in a UEFA Europa League last-32 tie against SK Rapid Wien, in an eventual 6–0 win also at the Mestalla Stadium (the half-time result was a competition record).^[9]

Personal life

Mina's father, also named Santiago, was also a footballer. A defender, he played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, including Celta.^[10][11]

Club statistics

As of 17 April 2016^[12][13]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celta	2012–13	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2013–14		29	2	2	1	—		0	0	31	3
	2014–15		20	7	4	2	—		0	0	24	9
	Total		50	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	56	12
Valencia	2015–16	La Liga	21	4	4	1	9	3	0	0	34	8
	Total		21	4	4	1	9	3	0	0	34	8
Career totals			71	13	10	4	9	2	0	0	90	20

References

1. El Celta blinda a Santi Mina (Celta shields Santi Mina); La Voz de Galicia, 5 January 2013 (Spanish)
2. Celta stay in drop zone after defeat; ESPN FC, 16 February 2013
3. Athletic open stadium with win; ESPN FC, 16 September 2013
4. Santi Mina se convierte en el goleador más joven del Celta en Primera División (Santi Mina becomes the youngest goalscorer of Celta in first division); La Voz de Galicia, 17 September 2013 (Spanish)
5. El Celta halla una Mina (Celta finds a Mine ("Mina" in English)); Marca, 11 April 2015 (Spanish)
6. ¡Cuatro goles de Santi Mina! (Four goals from Santi Mina!); Marca, 12 April 2015 (Spanish)
7. Santi Mina, new Valencia CF player; Valencia's official website, 4 July 2015
8. Santi Mina anima la Liga (Santi Mina livens League); Marca, 5 December 2015 (Spanish)
9. Records tumble as Valencia thump Rapid Wien; UEFA.com, 18 February 2016
10. Santi Mina: «Mi padre no me ha visto jugar» (Santi Mina: «My father has not seen me play»); La Voz de Galicia, 15 April 2015 (Spanish)
11. 'Papá' Mina no va a Balaídos ('Daddy' Mina does not go to Balaídos); Marca, 15 April 2015 (Spanish)
12. "Santi Mina". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
13. Santi Mina at ESPN FC

External links

• Santi Mina profile at BDFutbol
• Santi Mina profile at Futbolme (Spanish)