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Mario Santana Mario Alberto Santana ( born 23 December 1981 ) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Italian club Palermo . Club career . Early career . He started his career for Argentinian team San Lorenzo . After his contract with San Lorenzo expired , he decided to try his luck in European football , moving to Italy in January 2002 for Serie A team Venezia , then relegated at the end of the season . He then followed his chairman Maurizio Zamparini to Serie B team Palermo , where he showed high qualities in his role . In 2003 , he was then loaned to Serie A side A.C . ChievoVerona ( along with Stefano Morrone with Eugenio Corini moved to opposite direction ) , becoming one of the most interesting wingers in the Italian top division , and being first capped for the Argentina national football team in a friendly match against Japan on 18 August 2004 . He then came back to Palermo , that was just promoted in Serie A at the time , for the following season . Fiorentina . In May 2006 , he was signed by la viola for €6.5 million ( €5 million plus 50% of Parravicini ) to prepare for 2006–07 UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round . But due to 2006 Serie A scandal , Fiorentina finished 9th and did not qualified for any European competitions . In 2009–10 season , La Viola signed Marco Marchionni , made Santana at first became a backup player , likes the first group stage of 2009–10 UEFA Champions League match against Lyon , substituted Marchionni in the 72 minutes . He started the third group stage match , as Marchionni was rested . In the 4th match he lost his starting place again , to Marchionni . He substituted Juan Vargas in the 77th minutes in that match . In the last 2 match of the group stage , Santana played a new role , as attacking midfielder , as Adrian Mutu was rested . In the league Santana was moved to left midfield position ( rotated with Vargas ) , attacking midfielder , second striker ( when Mutu was unavailable and later the coach preferred Jovetić ) or right midfielder when Marchionni was rested . Santana initially had a better chance to play after Martin Jørgensen left in January 2010 . On 14 February 2010 , Santana was injured on the league match against Sampdoria , missed the Champions League match against Bayern Munich . In April 2010 , Santana was injured and expected to be out for 5 months after clash with opponent goalkeeper in a club friendly against San Miniato Basso . Napoli and loans to Cesena and Torino . On 12 July 2011 , Santana finally agreed to sign with Napoli over Cesena , leaving Fiorentina after 5 years . He moved on loan to A.C . Cesena on 31 January 2012 . On 12 July 2012 , Santana was loaned out to newly promoted Torino F.C . for the 2012–2013 Serie A campaign . Genoa , later years and return to Palermo . On 19 July 2013 , Santana completed a move from Napoli to Genoa . In the January 2014 transfer window , he left Italy after 12 years competing in Serie A , signing a loan deal with Olhanense in Portugal . He left Frosinone in January 2016 to sign a permanent deal with Lega Pro club Pro Patria , staying at the club also after the clubs relegation to Serie D the following season . On 22 June 2018 , after Pro Patria won the Serie D title , he signed a contract extension until 2019 . He left Pro Patria by the end of the 2018–19 season . In August 2019 , he became the first signing of the refounded Palermo , who will restart from Serie D , thus marking his personal return with the Rosanero after thirteen years . He was also named team captain for the clubs 2019–20 season . On 27 September 2020 , following his appearance in Palermos first game of the 2020–21 Serie C season against Teramo , Santana became the first player in the clubs history to have played in four different leagues ( from Serie A to Serie D ) . A month later , he was sidelined after having contracted COVID-19 . On 3 March 2021 , he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away win at Catania in the Sicilian derby , which also was his first goal of the season ; with this goal , he also became the first player to have ever scored at least one goal in the top four Italian divisions for Palermo . International career . He also played for Argentina at the Confederations Cup 2005 and has been frequently capped for the 2006 World Cup qualification matches . Personal life . Santana acquired his Italian nationality by marriage to Italian wife . His nationality was granted in February 2008 . External links . - Profile at ACF Fiorentina official site - Guardian statistics