Education
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Santi graduated from Real Betis" youth setup, after spells it out at Civil Defense 26 de Febrero and Civil Defense Puerto Malagueño.
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Santi graduated from Real Betis" youth setup, after spells it out at Civil Defense 26 de Febrero and Civil Defense Puerto Malagueño.
He made his debuts as a senior with the former"s reserves in the 2011-2012 campaign, in Segunda División B.
In August 2012 Santi moved to Civil Defense San Roque de Lepe also in the third level He appeared more regularly with the side, but moved to Tercera División"s Civil Defense Ronda in the 2013 summer. On 1 February 2014 Santi joined another reserve team, Civil Defense Tenerife B also in the fourth level
On 14 February 2015 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second half substitute for fellow youth graduate Víctor García in a 1–1 away draw against Civil Defense Mirandés for the Segunda División championship.