Michael Nicolás Santos Rosadilla (born 13 March 1993) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine club Talleres de Córdoba.

Club career

River Plate

Born in

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, Santos was a

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youth graduate. He made his first team – and

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– debut on 13 February 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–2 home loss against

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. On 28 April 2012, Santos scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 home win against Fénix. Exactly one month later, he was sent off for two bookable offenses in a 2–4 loss at

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. Santos scored a career-best 21 goals during the 2014–15 season, with braces against Fénix,

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(two times), and

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, aside from a hat-trick against El Tanque Sisley. He also scored River's first ever goal in the

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, through a penalty in a 2–0 home win against Universidad de Chile.

Málaga

On 5 July 2016, Santos signed a four-year deal with La Liga club

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. He made his debut for the club on 23 October, replacing Jony in a 4–0 home routing of

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. Santos scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 4 November 2016, netting the winner in a 3–2 home win against Sporting de Gijón.

Sporting Gijón (loan)

On 14 August 2017, Santos was loaned to Sporting, now in

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, for one year. He scored 17 goals during the campaign, being the club's top goalscorer and the fifth overall in the category.

Leganés (loan)

On 1 August 2018, Santos was loaned to

in the top flight, for one year.

FC Copenhagen

On 21 August 2019, Santos was signed by Danish club F.C. Copenhagen for a reported transfer fee of 2.25 million euro.

Return to Leganés (loan)

Santos returned to ''Lega'' on 14 September 2020, also in a temporary deal, with the club now in the second division.

Back to Copenhagen

In January 2021 it was reported, that Santos had returned to Copenhagen because he couldn't extend his work permit in Spain. On 31 January 2021 Copenhagen confirmed, that Santos' contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

Talleres

On 6 February 2021, Santos signed a three-year contract with

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side Talleres.

International career

On 17 June 2015, Santos was included in Uruguay under-23s' 18-man list for the year's

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. He appeared in five matches during the tournament, scoring one goal against Brazil, as his side was crowned champions. On 29 August 2015, Santos was called up to the senior squad by manager

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as a replacement to injured Abel Hernández. He made his full international debut on 8 September, replacing Jonathan Rodríguez against

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

River Plate * Torneo Preparación: 2012 * Copa Integración: 2012 Uruguay U23 *

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Individual

Top scorer:

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(shared with

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) *

Team of the Season:

References

External links

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