Santiago Simón (born 13 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Toluca and the Argentina national team.
Club career Simón started playing football at the age of four at Cooperativa Tortuguitas. He joined River Plate's academy in 2013, following a week-long trial. He spent seven years in their system, notably moving into the reserve squad in February 2020; debuting versus Banfield on 14 February. Nine months later, on 20 November, Simón was promoted into Marcelo Gallardo's senior squad for a Copa de la Liga Profesional match with the aforementioned Banfield. His debut subsequently arrived, with the winger replacing Cristian Ferreira for the final seventeen minutes of a 2–0 away win.
On 16 August 2025, Simon joined Mexican club Toluca.
International career Simón represented Argentina at U17 level. After featuring in an October 2018 friendly against their United States counterparts, Simón was selected by Pablo Aimar for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship, which they won, and the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup; appearing a total of five times across both competitions.
On 30 September 2026, Simón made his debut with the Argentina national team in a 4–0 friendly win against Bolivia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRiver Plate2020–21Argentine Primera División200000000020Career total200000000020
Honours River Plate Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2021, 2023 Supercopa Argentina: 2023
Toluca Liga MX: Apertura 2025 Campeones Cup: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2026 Leagues Cup: 2026
Argentina U17 South American U-17 Championship: 2019
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