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

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who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Operário-PR.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

, Tréllez started his career with

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before moving to hometown club

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their ...

. After impressing during the

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and the

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, he joined

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

, 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 and municipality 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 was estimated to be 289,994 in 2020 ...

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

Mexico

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

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

side San Luis. A regular starter, he was sold to

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

and immediately loaned to Monarcas Morelia for one year; a backup for the latter in the league, he featured regularly in the

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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 football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other ...

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 Club Deportivo La Equidad, also known as La Equidad, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium. History La Equid ...

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 ...

. 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 for short, was a Colombian football club from Tuluá, Valle del Cauca Department. It was founded in 1967 and last played in Categ ...

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

and

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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 Tu ...

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Monarcas Morelia *

: Apertura 2013 ;Atlético Nacional *

Categoría Primera A The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor due to Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a professional association football league in Colombia and the highest level of the Colombian ...

: 2014-I ; Vitória Esporte Clube * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B de 2023: Brasileirão série B 2023

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trellez, Santiago 1990 births Living people Footballers from Medellín Colombian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Categoría Primera A players Independiente Medellín footballers Atlético Nacional footballers La Equidad footballers Deportivo Pasto footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Esporte Clube Vitória players São Paulo FC players SC Internacional players Sport Club do Recife players Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Liga MX players San Luis F.C. players Jaguares F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Paraguayan Primera División players Club Libertad footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay 21st-century Colombian sportsmen