Santiago Emanuel González Puga (born 25 July 1999) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian club Sporting Cristal.
[1] He helped the last of those clubs into the last 32 of the Copa Argentina prior to his departure in 2018, scoring a goal and assisting another in a 3–0 win over Chacarita Juniors.
In May 2018, the 18-year-old signed a four-year deal with the club, who paid US$65,000 for 80% of his economic rights; two clauses would lead to future payments of $100,000 and $200,000.
[7][8] Before the start of 2024, Sporting Cristal of the Peruvian Primera División announced the signing of González on a three-year deal, taking him out of Argentina for the first time in his career.
[9] In early September, having contributed 12 goals and a leading 14 assists, he was estimated to be the most valuable player in the league with a transfer value of €1.8 million.