Santiago "Santi" Comesaña Veiga (born 5 October 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Coruxo

Born in

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, Galicia, Comesaña was an ED Val Miñor youth graduate. On 9 July 2015, he signed for

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side

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, after impressing on a trial basis. On 22 August 2015, Comesaña made his senior debut, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–2 away win against

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. On 6 December, he scored a

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in a 5–1 home routing of

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Rayo Vallecano

On 16 July 2016, after scoring eight goals in 37 matches during the campaign, Comesaña signed a four-year contract with

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, freshly relegated to

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. He made his professional debut on 28 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 0–0 home draw against

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. Comesaña scored his first professional goal on 1 April 2017, netting the first in a 3–1 away win against

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. He renewed his contract until 2023 on 17 October, contributed with two goals in 33 appearances during the 2017–18 campaign, as his side achieved promotion to

as champions. Comesaña made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 25 August 2018, starting in a 1–0 away loss against

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 20 January 2019, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against

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Villarreal

On 29 June 2023, Comesaña signed a four-year contract with

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also in the top tier.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Rayo Vallecano *

: 2017–18

References

External links

Santi Comesaña
at the Villarreal CF website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Comesana, Santi 1996 births Living people Footballers from Vigo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Coruxo FC players Rayo Vallecano players Villarreal CF players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen