Andrés Pascual Santoja (born 18 November 1996), commonly known as Sito, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Spanish club

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mainly as a

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Career

Born in

Alcoy Alcoy (; ; officially: / ) is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 r ...

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, Sito joined

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

's youth setup after spells at CD Vedruna and

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of the Valencian Community. Founded in 1928, it plays in , holding home games in '' Estadio El Collao'', with a capacity of 4,850 seats. Hi ...

. On 29 March 2014, while still a junior, he made his debut with the former's reserve team in a 0–0

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home draw against Elche CF Ilicitano. On 13 April 2014, Sito scored his first senior goal, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against

Huracán Valencia CF Huracán Valencia Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Torrent, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 2011, it played in Segunda División B until 2016, when it was dissolved. History Huracán Valencia Club de Fútbol was founde ...

. He was definitely promoted to the B-team in July 2014, but appeared rarely during the campaign. On 13 May 2016, Sito made his first team – and

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– debut, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–1 home loss against

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. On 8 August of the following year, he was loaned to

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side

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

, for one year. On 4 January 2017, Sito cut ties with Lorca and subsequently returned to Valencia and its B-team. On 6 August 2019, he terminated his contract with the ''Che'' and moved abroad, joining a host of compatriots at Greek side Asteras Tripolis FC.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Stats and bio at Ciberche
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sito 1996 births Sportspeople from Alcoy Footballers from the Province of Alicante Living people Men's association football wingers Spanish men's footballers Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Lorca FC players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players CF Intercity players La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Super League Greece players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Spanish sportsmen