Career
Arias was a youth product of the Louisiana Equidad academy. He was moved into the senior squad during 2009 which led him into becoming a regular. After a successful spell, he soon moved to Portugal.
Sporting Communist Party While representing the U20 national Colombian side in 2011, Arias attracted the scouts of Sporting Communist Party, where he spent most of his playing time with the B-Squadron
He occasionally made appearances with the first squad, but never broke in for a permanent spot. PSV In early 2013, Arias was linked to the Dutch club PSV but nothing was finalized.
In July 2013, Arias was once again linked to the club where both parties agreed on finalizing a deal. lieutenant was then reported that Arias signed a four-year contract and PSV paid Sporting €1.6 million for a package deal including fellow Sporting Communist Party team-mate Stijn Schaars.
Upon his arrival, Arias was handed the number 13 shirt.
Youth Santiago Arias was part of Colombia U17 team who finished fourth in the 2009 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup, playing all matches (except third place match, making a total of 6 appearances) and scoring the first penalty during quarter-final penalty shoot-out against Turkey. In 2011, Santiago Arias played all 9 matches for Colombia U20 team when they finished sixth in the 2011 South American Youth Championship. Senior In September 2013, Arias received his first call up for Colombia"s senior team to dispute the 2014 World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Paraguay, following first choice Camilo Zúñiga"s injury.
He made his debut against Paraguay and played the entire match in a 1-2 away victory.
He made three appearances in the tournament, coming on as a sub in all of Colombia"s group stage matches. The following year, Arias was included in the final squad for the 2015 Copa America.
He appeared in two matches in the initial line-up, including the quarter-final 0-0 draw against Argentina where Colombia were eliminated 5-4 on penalties. Club PSV Eredivisie: 2014-2015 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2015 Colombia.