Santiago Tréllez Vivero (born 17 January 1990) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for Vitória.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

, Tréllez started his career with

Envigado Envigado () is a town southeast of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta to the south, El Retiro and Caldas to ...

before moving to hometown club

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...

. After impressing during the

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and the

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, he joined

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, but documentation and financial problems limited his appearances. In 2008, Tréllez joined Vélez Sarsfield; initially playing for the reserves, he was only a backup option to starter Santiago Silva, and later suffered a

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injury which kept him out for several months. After not making his first team breakthrough, he returned to Colombia and Independiente Medellín, agreeing to a contract with the club in January 2011. Tréllez made his debut for the club on 6 February 2011, starting in a 2–1 away loss against

Itagüí Ditaires Itagüí () is a city of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. Demographics The population at the 2005 census was 230,272. Its density is 17&nb ...

. Late in the month he scored his first senior goals, netting a brace in a 3–3 home draw against

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Mexico

On 10 July 2012, Tréllez switched teams and countries again, after signing for

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side

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. A regular starter, he was sold to

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

and immediately loaned to Monarcas Morelia for one year; a backup for the latter in the league, he featured regularly in the Copa MX as his side was crowned champions.

Atlético Nacional and loans

On 14 January 2014, Tréllez was loaned to

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...

for one-year, with a buyout clause. He was bought outright by the club in the following year, but was loaned to Libertad on 17 January 2015.

Arsenal de Sarandí

Tréllez rescinded with Libertad in July 2015, and subsequently signed a one-year contract with

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. The following 12 January, after only two goals in seven matches, he was loaned to La Equidad for one year.

Deportivo Pasto

On 21 February 2017, Tréllez was announced at

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad. D ...

. An immediate starter, he scored nine times in 17 matches; highlights included braces against

Cortuluá Cortuluá, officially named Cortuluá Fútbol Club S. A. and previously known as Corporación Club Deportivo Tuluá, is a Colombian football club from the municipality of Tuluá in the Valle del Cauca. It was founded in 1967 and plays in the Cate ...

Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Santa Fe is one of the th ...

and Once Caldas.

Vitória

On 17 July 2017, Tréllez signed an 18-month contract with Série A team Vitória. He made his debut for the club three days later by starting in a 3–1 home loss against Grêmio, and scored his first goals on 3 August in a 3–1 home defeat of Ponte Preta. On 19 August 2017, Tréllez scored the only goal in an away success over

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, ending the club's 34-match unbeaten run. On 26 November, he scored another brace against Ponte, netting twice in the 3–2 away win but later being booked and subsequently suspended for the last round; the club still managed to avoid relegation nonetheless.

São Paulo

On 27 January 2018, it was announced that

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has reached an agreement with Vitória for the signing of Tréllez. Tricolor Paulista paid R$ 6 million to Rubro-Negro Baiano to sign with them new forward, under a four-year contract

Personal life

Tréllez is the son of the Colombian international footballer

John Jairo Tréllez John Jairo Tréllez Valencia (; born 29 April 1968) is a retired Colombian footballer. A striker, he played most of his career with Atlético Nacional of Medellín. He has a son, also a striker, Santiago Tréllez. Career Tréllez was born in ...

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Monarcas Morelia * Copa MX: Apertura 2013 ;Atlético Nacional *

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: 2014-I

References

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