Saúl Ñíguez, Central Midfield at Flamengo

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#8 Saúl Ñíguez

Flamengo Carioca 1 · Brazil

Date of birth / Age: 21 Nov 1994 (31)
Height · Weight: 1.83 m · 77 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Spain
Joined club: 23 Jul 2025
Contract until: 2028
International: Spain · 19 caps, 3 goals

Date of birth / Age: 21 Nov 1994 (31)
Height · Weight: 1.83 m · 77 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Spain
Joined club: 23 Jul 2025
Contract until: 2028
International: Spain · 19 caps, 3 goals

Season 2026

Appearances: 11
Starting eleven: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Yellow cards: 1
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 281

Starting eleven18%

2 of 11 appearances

Minutes played281

26 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

428 matches · since 2014/15

CBCFAMDMLBRWLWCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	243	25	17
Left Winger	56	6	3
Right Winger	44	7	3
Left-Back	40	2	1
Other · DM, AM, CF, CB	45	2	2

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #149; defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #54; among defensive midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 92%; of Serie A defensive midfielders rank below him
Finishing: −4.5; goals below expected · better than 1% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

2 Expected

6.5

72 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

11 Expected

4.5

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026	Serie A	Flamengo	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	114
2025	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Flamengo	2	0	0	–	1	–	0	48
2026	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	80
2026	Copa do Brasil	Flamengo	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	39
2024/25	La Liga	Sevilla	24	17	1	5	8	0	1	1,557
2025	Serie A	Flamengo	16	12	0	1	3	0	0	1,151
2025	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	291
2024/25	Copa del Rey	Sevilla	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	139
2025	Copa do Brasil	Flamengo	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	67
2023/24	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	34	14	1	5	9	1	0	1,370
2023/24	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	10	5	1	–	1	–	0	432
2023/24	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	205
2023/24	Super Cup	Atlético Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	67
2022/23	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	31	11	3	1	8	0	0	1,080
2022/23	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	283
2022/23	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	63
2021/22	Premier League	Chelsea	10	5	0	0	1	0	0	476
2021/22	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	200
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Chelsea	5	1	0	–	0	–	0	174
2021/22	Carabao Cup	Chelsea	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	359
2021/22	FA Cup	Chelsea	3	2	1	–	1	–	0	210
2021	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Chelsea	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2020/21	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	33	22	2	1	9	0	0	2,033
2020/21	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	462
2020/21	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2019/20	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	35	35	6	0	10	0	0	3,075
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	9	9	1	–	2	–	0	840
2019/20	Super Cup	Atlético Madrid	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2019/20	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2018/19	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	33	32	4	0	10	0	0	2,924
2018/19	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	8	7	1	–	1	–	0	631
2019	International Champions Cup	Atlético Madrid	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	178
2018/19	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	236
2018	International Champions Cup	Atlético Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	61
2018/19	UEFA Super Cup	Atlético Madrid	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	120
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League A	Spain	4	4	2	–	0	–	0	286
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Spain	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	335
2017/18	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	36	35	2	4	9	0	0	3,157
2017/18	UEFA Europa League	Atlético Madrid	9	8	3	–	3	–	0	736
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	360
2017/18	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	31
2016/17	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	33	29	4	3	8	0	0	2,544
2016/17	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	12	10	4	–	2	–	0	839
2016/17	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	8	8	1	–	2	–	0	632
2016	International Champions Cup	Atlético Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2018	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Spain	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	102
2015/16	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	31	26	4	1	1	0	0	2,329
2015/16	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	13	11	3	–	2	–	0	1,044
2015/16	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	4	3	2	–	1	–	0	277
2014/15	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	24	9	4	2	1	0	0	1,055
2014/15	UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	246
2014/15	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	248
2014/15	Super Cup	Atlético Madrid	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	57
2017	UEFA U21 Championship	Spain U21	12	12	5	–	5	–	1	1,039
2013/14	La Liga	Rayo Vallecano	34	34	2	–	13	–	1	3,007
2013/14	Copa del Rey	Rayo Vallecano	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	270
2012/13	Segunda B	Atlético Madrid B	26	25	6	–	11	–	1	2,265
2012/13	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	11
2012/13	UEFA Europa League	Atlético Madrid	7	2	0	–	2	–	0	188
2012/13	Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	30
2015	UEFA U21 Championship	Spain U21	8	7	2	–	3	–	0	616
2013	FIFA U20 World Cup	Spain U20	5	5	0	–	2	–	0	480
2011/12	Segunda B	Atlético Madrid B	22	18	1	–	5	–	0	1,538
2011/12	UEFA Europa League	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	6
2012	UEFA U19 Championship	Spain U19	7	5	0	–	1	–	0	533
2010/11	Segunda B	Atlético Madrid B	22	10	1	–	3	–	1	1,000
2011	UEFA U17 Championship	Spain U17	5	5	1	–	0	–	0	375

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			663	499	71	25^*	149	1^*	5	45,245

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
La Liga	353	33	23
UEFA Champions League	77	11	–
Segunda B	70	8	–
Copa del Rey	36	3	–
Serie A	22	0	2
Spain U21	20	7	–
UEFA Europa League	17	3	–
Spain	11	3	–
Premier League	10	0	0
Spain U19	7	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Atlético Madrid Flamengo Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2025 Jun 2025 · Back from Loan Sevilla Atlético Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Loan Atlético Madrid Sevilla Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2022 Jun 2022 · Back from Loan Chelsea Atlético Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2021 Aug 2021 · Loan Atlético Madrid Chelsea Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2014 Jul 2014 · Back from Loan Rayo Vallecano Atlético Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Loan Atlético Madrid Rayo Vallecano Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2008 Jul 2008 · Transfer Real Madrid Club de Fútbol Und Atlético Madrid Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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