Baptiste Santamaria
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 Santamaria with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baptiste Santamaria | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Doulchard, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Ent. S. Justices Bourges | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bourges Foot | ||
| 2008–2011 | Bourges 18 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Tours | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Tours B | 17 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Tours | 90 | (14) |
| 2016–2020 | Angers | 137 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | SC Freiburg | 31 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | Rennes | 99 | (4) |
| 2023 | Rennes B | 1 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Nice (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Valencia | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2025 | |||
Baptiste Santamaria (French: [batist sɑ̃tamaʁja]; born 9 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Valencia.[1]
Santamaria is a youth exponent from Tours. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 18 October 2013 against CA Bastia replacing Bryan Bergougnoux after 88 minutes in a 2–1 away win at the Stade Armand Cesari.[3]
On 25 June 2016, Santamaria joined Ligue 1 side Angers after a transfer fee offer of €400,000 from Angers to Tours had previously been rejected by the latter.[4]
In September 2020, Santamaria moved to Bundesliga club SC Freiburg after protracted negotiations with Angers.[5][6] German sports magazine kicker reported the transfer fee as "about €10 million", the highest in SC Freiburg's history.[6]
On 17 August 2021, Santamaria transferred to Ligue 1 club Rennes for a reported fee of €14 million.[7]
On 22 January 2025, Santamaria was loaned to Nice for the remainder of the 2024–25 season, with an option to buy.[8]
On 7 August 2025, Santamaria moved to La Liga club Valencia on a 2-year deal.[9]
