Santiago Patiño

Santiago Patiño (born 10 March 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.

Santiago Patiño
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 San Antonio FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 FIU Panthers 69 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Kraze United 4 (5)
2017 SIMA Águilas 7 (4)
2018 Seattle Sounders U23 14 (9)
2019–2020 Orlando City 13 (2)
2020 → Cimarrones de Sonora (loan) 11 (1)
2021– San Antonio FC 0 (0)
National team
2019 Colombia U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2021

Having played college soccer for the FIU Panthers, he was selected third overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.

Club career

Youth and college

Patiño was born in Medellín, Colombia. When he was 9 years old, Patiño's parents split and he chose to live with his father, playing in the junior teams of the football clubs his father transferred to.[1] When he was 12 years old, Patiño moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother where he played for Orlando City’s Development Academy and Freedom High School.[2]

He played college soccer at Florida International University from 2015 to 2018, scoring 37 goals in 69 matches. He was a three time All-Conference USA selection and named MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in his junior year.[3]

Prior to his professional deal, Patiño spent the summer of 2016 in the NPSL with Kraze United and also played in the PDL with both SIMA Águilas and Seattle Sounders U23.

Orlando City

Before they selected him in the draft, Orlando City had tried to sign Patiño as a Homegrown Player but the move was controversially blocked by MLS. The team's Executive VP of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi continued to argue the case throughout the Combine and events leading up to the draft stating "We feel like the league did us wrong on this one." Orlando eventually decided to draft him with their #3 overall pick despite the selection being seen as a reach with Orlando City head coach James O'Connor describing the move as "a message to all our other homegrowns."[4] He made his professional debut on 16 March 2019 in a 3–1 defeat to Montreal Impact, coming on as a 74th minute substitute and assisting Dom Dwyer's goal in stoppage time.[5] He scored his first professional goal 7 July 2019, entering as an 81st minute substitute and scoring with his first touch of the game from a corner to put Orlando 2–1 up against Philadelphia Union. Orlando ended up conceding a 90th minute equalizer to tie 2–2.[6] He had his contract option declined as part of the club's end of season roster moves in December 2020.[7]

Loan to Cimarrones de Sonora

On 21 August 2020, Patiño joined Mexican team Cimarrones de Sonora in Liga de Expansión MX for the rest of the year.[8] He made his debut for the club as a substitute on 7 September in a 2–0 win over Dorados, making his first start on 16 September in a 1–0 defeat to Atlante. He scored his first goal on 22 September 2020, a 90th minute concilation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Correcaminos.[9]

San Antonio FC

On 6 January 2021, Patiño signed as a free agent with USL Championship team San Antonio FC.[10]

International

In August 2019, Patiño received his first international call up to the Colombia U23 training camp ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[11]

Personal life

Santiago is the son of former professional goalkeeper Milton Patiño. His uncle, Jairo Patiño, also played football and was capped internationally for Colombia.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 January 2021.[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kraze United 2016 NPSL 4500—45
SIMA Águilas 2017 PDL 7400—74
Seattle Sounders U23 2018 14900—149
Orlando City 2019 MLS 11220—132
2020 20002[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 1322020172
Cimarrones de Sonora (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 11100—111
San Antonio FC 2021 USL Championship 0000—00
Career total 492120205321
  1. MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

References
  1. "La historia del colombiano Santiago Patiño, Pick 3 del Draft". AS USA (in Spanish). 11 January 2019.
  2. "This player set a record for being the FIU Panthers' highest player drafted by the MLS". miamiherald. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. "Santiago Patino - 2018 - Florida International University". fiusports.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. Culver, Jordan; USA, Pro Soccer (11 January 2019). "Orlando City wanted draft pick Santiago Patino as a Homegrown: 'The league did us wrong on this one'". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. Sigal, Jonathan. "Orlando City SC 1, Montreal Impact 3 2019 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  6. "Philadelphia Union 2, Orlando City SC 2 2019 MLS Match Recap". www.mlssoccer.com.
  7. "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. "Orlando City SC Loans Forward Santiago Patiño to Cimarrones de Sonora". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. "Calero brinda victoria a Mineros y Correcaminos vence en casa a Cimarrones". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 23 September 2020.
  10. "San Antonio FC signs forward Santiago Patino". San Antonio FC. 6 January 2021.
  11. "Santiago Patino reports to national team camp with Colombia's U-23". Orlando Soccer Journal. 5 August 2019.
  12. Santiago Patiño at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  13. "Statistics". USL League Two. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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