Anderson Santamaría

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

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