Santiago Leandro Godoy (born 4 February 2001) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from Bulgarian club Beroe.

Career

Godoy started out with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

, before heading to

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in 2015. In 2018,

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signed Godoy; he scored thirty-two goals in his final season with Berazategui's academy. Towards the back end of 2020, Godoy moved into first-team football under manager

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. He was selected as a substitute for a

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match away to

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on 23 September, though wouldn't come on as the club won with two late goals. His senior debut did subsequently arrive on 1 November at home in the

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against

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; he was subbed on at half-time of an eventual 4–1 defeat. On 6 January 2022, Godoy was loaned out to

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club

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until the end of 2022. On 12 January 2023, Godoy moved on a new loan to

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in Portugal. In July 2023, he was announced as a new signing of Bulgarian team Beroe.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Godoy, Santiago 2001 births Footballers from Avellaneda Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers S.C.U. Torreense players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Defensa y Justicia footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liga Portugal 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria