Santiago Ayala

Santiago Ayala
Personal information
Full name Santiago Agustín Ayala Rodríguez
Date of birth (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002
Place of birth Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Provincial Osorno
Number 11
Youth career
Guaraní Antonio Franco
Garupá FC
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Independiente 8 (0)
2023–2024Tristan Suárez (loan) 23 (1)
2025– Provincial Osorno 2 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2025

Santiago Agustín Ayala Rodríguez (born 6 May 2002) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Provincial Osorno.

Club career

As a youth player, Ayala was with Guaraní Antonio Franco and Garupá FC before joining the Independiente youth system. He made his professional debut under Claudio Graf in the match against Atlético Tucumán on 23 July 2022.[2][3] In June 2023, he was loaned out to Tristán Suárez until the end of 2024.[4][5][6]

After having no chances to play for Independiente in 2025,[7] Ayala moved to Chile and signed with Provincial Osorno.[8]

International career

Ayala represented Argentina at under-15 level in 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Santiago Ayala - Perfiles Plantel Profesional · INDEPENDIENTE". C. A. INDEPENDIENTE (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Santiago Ayala debutará en Independiente: "No podemos hablar con él pero está confirmado que va de titular", expresó su mamá". Misiones Online (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ Penelas, Emiliano (25 July 2022). "Primera vez para tres juveniles". La Caldera del Diablo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Se va de Independiente: sin lugar en el club el Rojo lo dio a préstamo". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ Cardozo Bernal, Elías (22 June 2023). "Entrevista a Santiago Ayala". iVoox (in Spanish). Amplitud Independiente. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  6. ^ Penelas, Emiliano (3 January 2025). "Volvieron". La Caldera del Diablo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Vaccari dio una lista de 36 futbolistas para la pretemporada de Independiente y tomó una drástica medida con un jugador". Infobae (in Spanish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Santiago Ayala y su nuevo rumbo". OneFootball (in Spanish). De La Cuna Al Infierno. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.