Santiago Jiménez Luque
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Biography
Santiago Jiménez Luque (born 12 January 1993), commonly known as Santi, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Melilla on loan from CD Tenerife as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Santi graduated from Real Betis' youth setup, after spells it out at CD 26 de Febrero and CD Puerto Malagueño. He made his debuts as a senior with the former's reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.
In August 2012 Santi moved to CD San Roque de Lepe also in the third level. He appeared more regularly with the side, but moved to Tercera División's CD Ronda in the 2013 summer.
On 1 February 2014 Santi joined another reserve team, CD 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 CD Mirandés for the Segunda División championship.
On 23 July 2015, Santi was loaned to Algeciras CF in the third tier. On 7 August of the following year, he moved to UD Melilla also in a temporary deal.