Anderson Santamaría Bardales (born 10 January 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for club Universitario de Deportes and the Peru national team.
Club career Santamaría made his debut for Ayacucho in the later stages of the 2010 season, in a 2–0 win against José Gálvez. On 2 January 2013, he joined León de Huánuco signing a two-year contract. On 5 January 2015, he renewed his contract signing a one-year extension. In December 2015, he joined the 2015 Primera División champion, Melgar. On 20 December 2017, he announced that he was leaving Melgar and joining Liga MX club Puebla, for a $500K fee.
Santamaría joined Liga MX side Puebla on 20 December 2017. He made his debut on 17 January 2018 in a 3–1 win against Cruz Azul in Copa MX, where he had multiple defensive interventions that garnered the fans' plaudits. On 12 December 2018, he joined Atlas on loan. Later in the year, on 18 July, he permanently joined the Guadalajara club. On 12 November 2021 he renewed his contract until 2025. A month later, on 13 December, he helped Atlas win the Apertura 2021, their first title in over 70 years, be beating León 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw. On 30 May 2022, he helped Altas win Clausura 2022.
International career In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAyacucho2010Peruvian Primera División5000——50201121000——21020123120020—332Total572002000592León de Huánuco2013Peruvian Primera División23000——2302014242112——354201527118220—3713Total741319420009517Melgar2016Peruvian Primera División3620040—40220173010040—341Total663008000743Puebla2017–18Liga MX11020——1302018–196010——70Total170300000200Atlas2018–19Liga MX15220——1722019–209020——1102020–2120100——2012021–2242100—104312022–232600040—3002023–241900030—220Total13144070101434Santos Laguna2024–25Liga MX23100—20251Universitario2025Peruvian Primera División1000——10Career total369232641903041727
International
PeruYearAppsGoals2017202018100201950202010202160202210202350202440Total340
Honours Atlas Liga MX: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022 Campeón de Campeones: 2022
Universitario de Deportes Peruvian Primera División: 2025
Individual Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2021
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