Santiago Hezze
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Hezze[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
Huracán | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Huracán | 107 | (5) |
2023– | Olympiacos | 45 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Argentina U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 |
Santiago Hezze (born 22 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Olympiacos.[3]
Club career
[edit]Hezze is a product of the Huracán youth system.[4][5] He made the breakthrough into first-team football in 2019–20, initially as an unused substitute for a Copa Sudamericana three-goal loss away to Atlético Nacional on 5 February 2020.[3][6][7] Hezze appeared for his senior debut just over a week later, as he played the full duration of a home loss to Aldosivi.[3] Four appearances followed in his first season, including an eventual bow in the Sudamericana in the second leg against Atlético Nacional on 19 February, which saw him assist Leandro Grimi's goal in a 1–1 draw.[3]
International career
[edit]In December 2019, Hezze received a call-up to train with the Argentina U23s.[8] He is also eligible to play for Poland and Syria.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Hezze is the nephew of former footballer Antonio Mohamed; his father, Julio, worked with Mohamed at Monterrey.[10][11] His grandmother was Polish. In January 2024, he obtained a Polish passport.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huracán | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2021 | Argentine Primera División | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | ||
2022 | Argentine Primera División | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | ||
2023 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9[c] | 2 | 37 | 5 | |
Total | 107 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 124 | 8 | ||
Olympiacos | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17[d] | 1 | 50 | 1 |
2024–25 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 70 | 2 | ||
Career total | 151 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 194 | 10 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Greek Football Cup
- ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Olympiacos
Individual
- Super League Greece Player of the Month: April 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Santiago Hezze". World Football. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Argentina - S. Hezze". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Santiago Hezze firmó su primer contrato". Huracán. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "El juvenil de Huracán al que miran desde Europa". Olé. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Preocupación en Huracán por la situación contractual de Hezze". TyC Sports. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "SANTIAGO HEZZE, ¿EL PRÓXIMO SARRAFIORE DE HURACÁN?". Depo. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Santiago Hezze fue citado para la Pre-Selección de la Selección Sub 23". Huracán. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Media: Argentyńczyk z polskim paszportem. PZPN reaguje". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Por el cierre de fronteras, se postergó la firma de un juvenil en Huracán". TyC Sports. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Sólo falta Hezze". Olé. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO HEZZE". BDFA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Santiago Hezze at Soccerway
- Santiago Hezze at FBref.com
- Santiago Hezze at Olympics.com
- Santiago Hezze at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine people of Polish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Super League Greece players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- UEFA Conference League–winning players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine football biography stubs