Santiago Arias

Age 34

Independiente Avellaneda

Colombia

1.2 M €

13 January 1992 (34)

177 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.8

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.3

6.9

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.9

7.2

7.0

6.8

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

1.2M €

13 January 1992

34 Age

Nationality

Colombia

Height / Weight

177 cm / 72 kg

Contract Until

12/30/2027

Place of Birth

Medellín

Position Info

Main Position Right-Back

Other

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Santiago Arias career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Independiente Avellaneda	21	14	0	2	2	0
	Primera LPF	19	12	0	2	2	0
	Copa Argentina	2	2	0	0	0	0
2025	Bahia	35	28	0	0	3	0
	Brasileiro Serie A	21	15	0	0	3	0
	Copa do Brasil	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Baiano, Serie A	6	5	0	0	0	0
	Copa do Nordeste	2	2	0	0	0	0
	CONMEBOL Libertadores	2	2	0	0	0	0
	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	2	2	0	0	0	0
2024	Bahia	35	33	0	3	3	1
	Brasileiro Serie A	23	21	0	1	2	1
	Copa do Brasil	8	8	0	2	1	0
	Baiano, Serie A	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Copa do Nordeste	2	2	0	0	0	0
2023	Cincinnati	30	19	2	2	5	0
	MLS	29	18	2	1	4	0
	US Open Cup	1	1	0	1	1	0
21/22	Granada K	14	6	1	0	1	0
	LaLiga	12	4	1	0	1	0
	Copa del Rey	2	2	0	0	0	0
20/21	Leverkusen K	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Bundesliga	1	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Atletico	18	14	0	1	1	0
	LaLiga	14	11	0	1	1	0
	Supercopa	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Copa del Rey	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	2	0	0	0	0
18/19	Atletico	33	28	1	2	4	0
	LaLiga	25	20	1	1	4	0
	Copa del Rey	4	4	0	1	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	4	0	0	0	0
17/18	Eindhoven	35	35	3	6	5	0
	Eredivisie	30	30	3	6	5	0
	KNVB beker	3	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
16/17	Eindhoven	34	34	2	6	3	0
	Eredivisie	28	28	1	2	3	0
	KNVB beker	2	2	0	3	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	4	1	1	0	0
15/16	Eindhoven	42	41	3	4	12	2
	Eredivisie	32	32	3	3	8	1
	KNVB beker	3	2	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	6	6	0	0	3	1
	Johan Cruijff Schaal	1	1	0	1	0	0
14/15	Eindhoven	29	25	1	1	4	0
	Eredivisie	21	19	1	1	3	0
	KNVB beker	3	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	5	4	0	0	1	0
13/14	Eindhoven	32	32	1	3	7	0
	Eredivisie	25	25	1	3	5	0
	KNVB beker	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	6	6	0	0	1	0
12/13	Sporting CP	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Liga Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
12/13	Sporting Lisbon B	28	28	1	3	5	1
	Liga Portugal 2	28	28	1	3	5	1
11/12	Sporting CP	8	4	0	1	0	0
	Liga Portugal	6	4	0	1	0	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	0	0	0	0	0
2011	LA Equidad	6	4	0	0	0	0
	Primera A, Apertura	6	4	0	0	0	0
2010	LA Equidad	4	4	0	0	1	0
	Primera A, Clausura	2	2	0	0	1	0
	Primera A, Apertura	2	2	0	0	0	0
2009	LA Equidad	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Primera A, Clausura	5	5	0	0	0	0
Total		412	357	15	34	56	4

National Team Career

Santiago Arias career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11	A
2026	Colombia	8	5	3	0
	World Cup	1	1	0	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL	4	3	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	1	1	0
2024	Colombia	5	1	1	0
	Copa America	3	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	0	1	0
2022	Colombia	1	1	0	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL	1	1	0	0
2019	Colombia	5	3	1	0
	Copa America	2	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0
2018	Colombia	23	23	3	5
	World Cup	4	4	0	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL	13	13	1	3
	Int. Friendly Games	6	6	2	1
2017	Colombia	2	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0
2016	Colombia	6	6	0	0
	Copa America	5	5	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2015	Colombia	3	3	0	2
	Copa America	2	2	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	1
2014	Colombia	12	7	1	0
	World Cup	3	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	8	5	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL	1	1	0	0
2013	Colombia	2	2	0	2
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	2
Total		67	53	9	9

Club Youth Career

Santiago Arias career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11	A
13/14	Jong Eindhoven	2	2	1	1
	Eerste Divisie	2	2	1	1
Total		2	2	1	1

National Youth Team Career

Santiago Arias career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2011	Colombia	2	2
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2
Total		2	2

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Independiente Avellaneda	21	14	0	2
2024-2025	Bahia	70	61	0	3
2023	Cincinnati	30	19	2	2
2021-2022	Granada	14	6	1	0
2020-2021	Leverkusen	1	1	0	0
2018-2020	Atletico	51	42	1	3
2013-2018	Eindhoven	172	167	10	20
2012-2013	Sporting Lisbon B	28	28	1	3
2011-2013	Sporting CP	10	6	0	1
2009-2011	LA Equidad	15	13	0	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2013-Today	Colombia	67	53	0	9

Club Youth Career Summary

Club Youth Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2013-2014	Jong Eindhoven	2	2	0	1

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2011	Colombia	2	2	0	0

General Statistics — 2026 Primera LPF

- Goals

2 Assists

6.8 Avg. Pts

19 Matches

12 Starting XI

1267 Minutes

Shots

2 Off-target Shots 0.14

On-target Shots

1 0.07

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.8

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.3

6.9

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.9

7.2

7.0

6.8

Season Performance

Season Performance — 2026 Primera LPF
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%35
Assists	2	%93
Goal Contribution	2	%85
Expected Goals (xG)	0.05	%35
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%18
Big Chances Created	-	%26
Big Chances Missed	-	%61
Penalty	-	%49
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	3	%50
Shots on Target	1	%58
Shots off Target	2	%42
Blocked Shots	-	%76
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	75.7%	%61
Passes	577	%84
Accurate Passes	437	%82
Key Passes	8	%72
Passes in Final Third	108	%92
Chances Created	2	%43
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	30.6%	%31
Long Balls	72	%80
Accurate Long Balls	22	%67
Cross Accuracy %	22%	%55
Crosses	41	%83
Accurate Crosses	9	%81
Defense
Clearances	33	%71
Interceptions	25	%94
Tackles	35	%82
Individual
Touches	794	%79
Dribbles	9	%39
Successful Dribbles	1	%16
Successful Dribble %	11.1%	%11
Duels	102	%68
Duels Won %	59.8%	%79
Duels Won	61	%71
Possession Lost	256	%20
Dispossessed	4	%58
Offsides	2	%12
Fouls Won	23	%96
Free Kicks Taken	23	%96
Discipline
Fouls	12	%40
Yellow Cards	2	%46
Red Cards	-	%54

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
25.01.26	Bahia	Independiente Avellaneda	Signed
27.01.24	Cincinnati	Bahia	Signed
08.02.23		Cincinnati	Signed
09.08.22	Atletico		Released
29.06.22	Granada	Atletico	Loan Return
29.08.21	Atletico	Granada	Loan
29.06.21	Leverkusen	Atletico	Loan Return
23.09.20	Atletico	Leverkusen	Kiralık 3M €
30.07.18	Eindhoven	Atletico	11M €
12.07.13	Sporting CP	Eindhoven	1.93M €
30.06.11	Internacional de Bogota.	Sporting CP	920k €

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
UEFA Supercup Winner	1	Atletico Madrid	18/19
Dutch champion	3	PSV Eindhoven	17/18 15/16 14/15
Dutch Super Cup winner	2	PSV Eindhoven	2017 2016
Supporters Shield Winner	1	FC Cincinnati	22/23
Campeão da Copa do Nordeste	1	EC Bahia BA	24/25

Santiago Arias: profile and statistics summary

Santiago Arias is a 34-year-old footballer in the Right-Back position. Holds Colombia nationality and was born on 13 January 1992 in Medellín. Stands 177 cm tall and weighs 72 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Independiente Avellaneda. Under contract until 12/30/2027. Current market value: 1.2 M €.

In the 2026 season, made 19 appearances in Primera LPF for a total of 1267 minutes. Provided 2 assists in that time. Average match rating: 7.00.

Across a career spanning 10 clubs, made 412 appearances and scored 15 goals. Made 67 appearances for Colombia. Honours won include UEFA Supercup Winner, Dutch champion, Dutch Super Cup winner.

Independiente Avellaneda squad, fixtures and league table