Baptiste Santamaria
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Santamaria with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baptiste Santamaria | ||
| Date of birth | (1995年03月09日) 9 March 1995 (age31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Doulchard, France | ||
| Height | 1.83m (6ft 0in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Ent. S. Justices Bourges | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bourges Foot | ||
| 2008–2011 | Bourges 18 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Tours | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Tours B | 17 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Tours | 90 | (14) |
| 2016–2020 | Angers | 137 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | SC Freiburg | 31 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | Rennes | 99 | (4) |
| 2023 | Rennes B | 1 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Nice (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Valencia | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of 12 July 2026 | |||
Baptiste Santamaria (French:[batistsɑ̃tamaʁja] ; born 9 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club PAOK.[1]
Club career
[edit ]Santamaria is a youth exponent from Tours. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 18 October 2013 against CA Bastia replacing Bryan Bergougnoux after 88 minutes in a 2–1 away win at the Stade Armand Cesari.[3]
On 25 June 2016, Santamaria joined Ligue 1 side Angers after a transfer fee offer of 400,000ドル from Angers to Tours had previously been rejected by the latter.[4]
In September 2020, Santamaria moved to Bundesliga club SC Freiburg after protracted negotiations with Angers.[5] [6] German sports magazine kicker reported the transfer fee as "about 10ドル million", the highest in SC Freiburg's history.[6]
On 17 August 2021, Santamaria transferred to Ligue 1 club Rennes for a reported fee of 14ドル million.[7]
On 22 January 2025, Santamaria was loaned to Nice for the remainder of the 2024–25 season, with an option to buy.[8]
On 7 August 2025, Santamaria moved to La Liga club Valencia on a 2-year deal.[9] He terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent on 13 July 2026.[10]
On the same day, he moved to Super League Greece club PAOK as a free agent on a 1-year deal.[11]
Career statistics
[edit ]- As of 29 August 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tours | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| Total | 90 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 14 | ||
| Angers | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 137 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 2 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | 126 | 4 | |||
| Rennes B | 2022–23 | National 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nice (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Valencia | 2025–26 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 374 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 426 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit ]- 1 2 3 "France – B. Santamaria – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Baptiste Santamaria". Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Bastia vs. Tours". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Santamaria s'engage avec le SCO d'Angers". Le Figaro (in French). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Kübler, René (17 September 2020). "SC Freiburg verpflichtet den Franzosen Baptiste Santamaria". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Königstransfer und Rekordeinkauf: Freiburg holt Santamaria". kicker. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "BAPTISTE SANTAMARIA DEPARTS FOR RENNES". SC Freiburg. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "Santamaria, our newest Aiglon". OGC Nice. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Official statement, Baptiste Santamaria". Valencia CF. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Official statement - Baptiste Santamaria". Valencia CF. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Batiste Santamaria joins PAOK". PAOK FC. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
External links
[edit ]
- Baptiste Santamaria at Soccerway.comEdit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at WorldFootball.netEdit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at FBref.com Edit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at BDFutbolEdit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at Kicker (in German)Edit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at the German Football Association Edit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at L'Équipe (in French)Edit on Wikidata
- Baptiste Santamaria at AS.com (in Spanish)Edit on Wikidata
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Tours FC players
- Angers SCO players
- SC Freiburg players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- OGC Nice players
- Valencia CF players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Bundesliga players
- La Liga players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Footballers from Cher (department)
- 21st-century French sportsmen