Santiago Toloza

Santiago Federico Toloza (born 28 October 2002, Morteros) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Independiente of the Argentine Primera Division, as an attacking midfielder.

Early life
From Morteros, Córdoba, he played his youth team football at 9 de Julio de Morteros until 2015 when he joined Talleres de Córdoba. In 2018 he won a youth league with the club.

Talleres de Córdoba
In 2020 he made his first preseason training with the first team squad of Talleres de Córdoba. The same year, 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Talleres. Toloza made his senior debut in the first team of Talleres, in a Copa Argentina match against Güemes in the Santiago del Estero on 17 March 2022. He came on as a substitute 32 minutes into the second half in place of Federico Girotti during a 4–0 win for his side. Tolaza made his Copa Libertadores debut against Sporting Cristal on 27 April 2022 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, shortly before his first senior league start against Atletico Tucuman on 30 April, 2022. In 2022 Toloza made 16 appearances in all competitions for Talleres de Córdoba.

Arsenal de Sarandi
On 7 January 2023, Arsenal de Sarandi confirmed the loan signing of Toloza on a one-year deal. Toloza scored his first senior league goal on 4 February 2023 for Arsenal de Sarandí against Estudiantes.

Independiente
On 31 August 2023, Santiago signed a contract with Independiente, that runs through the end of 2026.

International career
In September 2018 he was called up to the Argentine under-17 squad. He played on 4 October 2018 against the United States under 17 team, in a 2–1 win for his country. Prior to this, Toloza had been called up to Argentine age group football teams at under-15 and under-16 level.