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Santiago Patiño (born 10 March 1997) is a Colombian
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who plays as a forward for
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. Having played college soccer for the FIU Panthers, he was selected third overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.


Club career


Youth and college

Patiño was born in
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, Colombia. When he was 9 years old, Patiño's parents split and he chose to live with his father, playing in the junior teams of the football clubs his father transferred to. When he was 12 years old, Patiño moved to
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with his mother where he played for Orlando City’s Development Academy and Freedom High School. He played college soccer at
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from 2015 to 2018, scoring 37 goals in 69 matches. He was a three time All-Conference USA selection and named MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in his junior year. Prior to his professional deal, Patiño spent the summer of 2016 in the NPSL with Kraze United and also played in the PDL with both SIMA Águilas and Seattle Sounders U23.


Orlando City

Before they selected him in the
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, Orlando City had tried to sign Patiño as a Homegrown Player but the move was controversially blocked by
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. The team's Executive VP of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi continued to argue the case throughout the Combine and events leading up to the draft stating "We feel like the league did us wrong on this one." Orlando eventually decided to draft him with their #3 overall pick despite the selection being seen as a reach with Orlando City head coach James O'Connor describing the move as "a message to all our other homegrowns." He made his professional debut on 16 March 2019 in a 3–1 defeat to Montreal Impact, coming on as a 74th minute substitute and assisting Dom Dwyer's goal in stoppage time. He scored his first professional goal 7 July 2019, entering as an 81st minute substitute and scoring with his first touch of the game from a corner to put Orlando 2–1 up against
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. Orlando ended up conceding a 90th minute equalizer to tie 2–2. He had his contract option declined as part of the club's end of season roster moves in December 2020.


Loan to Cimarrones de Sonora

On 21 August 2020, Patiño joined Mexican team Cimarrones de Sonora in
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for the rest of the year. He made his debut for the club as a substitute on 7 September in a 2–0 win over Dorados, making his first start on 16 September in a 1–0 defeat to Atlante. He scored his first goal on 22 September 2020, a 90th minute conciliation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Correcaminos.


San Antonio FC

On 6 January 2021, Patiño signed as a free agent with
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team San Antonio FC. He debuted for the club on 2 May 2021 in a 3-0 win over
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, in which Patiño scored a hat-trick. Patiño scored in the 101st minute of the 2022 USL Championship Western Conference Playoffs Final and played in the USL Championship Final on 13 November 2022. In that game, Patiño scored two goals and led his team to a 3-1 victory against
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; for his efforts Patiño was named the USL Championship Final Most Valuable Player.


International

In August 2019, Patiño received his first international call up to the Colombia U23 training camp ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.


Personal life

Santiago is the son of former professional goalkeeper Milton Patiño. His uncle, Jairo Patiño, also played football and was capped internationally for
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.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patino, Santiago 1997 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards SIMA Águilas players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Orlando City SC players Orlando City SC draft picks San Antonio FC players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players FIU Panthers men's soccer players All-American college men's soccer players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Footballers from Medellín Cimarrones de Sonora players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Avaí FC players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil 21st-century Colombian sportsmen