#8 Saúl Ñíguez

Atlético Madrid

LaLiga League level: Spain

First Tier Joined: Jul 1, 2013 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2026

Date of birth/Age: Nov 21, 1994 (29)
Place of birth: Elche
Citizenship: Spain

Height: 1,84 m
Position: Central Midfield
Agent: CAA Stellar

Former International: Spain
Caps/Goals: 19 / 3

€7.50m

Last update: Mar 21, 2024

Stats of Saúl Ñíguez

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Stats 16/17

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total 16/17:			53	9	4	12	-	-	4.013'
	LaLiga	33	4	3	8	-	-	2.543'
	Champions League	12	4	-	2	-	-	838'
	Copa del Rey	8	1	1	2	-	-	632'

UEFA Champions League

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Matchday	Date	Venue		Result	Pos.
Group D	9/13/16	A	PSV Eindhoven	0:1	DM	1		77'
Group D	9/28/16	H	Bayern Munich	1:0	RM		15'	90'
Group D	10/19/16	A	Rostov	0:1	LM			1'
Group D	11/1/16	H	Rostov	2:1	DM			58'
Group D	11/23/16	H	PSV Eindhoven	2:0	CM			14'
Group D	12/6/16	A	Bayern Munich	1:0	RM			90'
last 16 1st leg	2/21/17	A	B. Leverkusen	2:4	RM	1		90'
last 16 2nd leg	3/15/17	H	B. Leverkusen	0:0	CM			90'
Quarter-Finals 1st leg	4/12/17	H	Leicester	1:0	DM			90'
Quarter-Finals 2nd leg	4/18/17	A	Leicester	1:1	RM	1		90'
Semi-Finals 1st Leg	5/2/17	A	Real Madrid	3:0	DM		53'	58'
Semi-Finals 2nd Leg	5/10/17	H	Real Madrid	2:1	CM	1		90'
Squad: 12, Starting eleven: 10, Substituted in: 2, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0

World Cup qualification Europe

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Matchday	Date	Venue			Result	Pos.
Group G	9/5/16	H	(1.)	Liechtenstein (54.)	8:0	Not in squad
Group G	10/6/16	A	(8.)	Italy (18.)	1:1	ankle sprain
Group G	10/9/16	A	(5.)	Albania (19.)	0:2	ankle sprain
Group G	11/12/16	H	(4.)	Macedonia (49.)	4:0	Not in squad
Group G	3/24/17	H	(4.)	Israel (19.)	4:1	Not in squad
Group G	6/11/17	A	(4.)	Macedonia (44.)	1:2	CM	1'
Group G	9/2/17	H	(4.)	Italy (44.)	3:0	CM	12'
Group G	9/5/17	A		Liechtenstein	0:8	on the bench
Group G	10/6/17	H		Albania	3:0	DM	90'
Group G	10/9/17	A		Israel	0:1	on the bench
Squad: 5, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 2, On the bench: 2, Suspended: 0, Injured: 2

International Friendlies

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Matchday	Date	Venue		Result	Pos.
2	9/1/16	A	Belgium	0:2	LW			15'
37	11/15/16	A	England	2:2	Not in squad

13	3/23/17	H	Denmark U21	3:1	RM	1		31'
14	3/27/17	A	Italy U21	1:2	CM	1		90'

14	3/28/17	A	France	0:2	Not in squad
15	6/7/17	H	Colombia	2:2	CM		1	45'
Squad: 4, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 3, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0

LaLiga

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Matchday	Date	Venue			Result	Pos.
1	8/21/16	H	(8.)	Alavés (12.)	1:1	RM				90'
2	8/27/16	A	(11.)	CD Leganés (7.)	0:0	RM			37'	90'
3	9/10/16	A	(7.)	Celta de Vigo (20.)	0:4	RM		1		90'
4	9/17/16	H	(4.)	Sporting Gijón (8.)	5:0	CM				90'
5	9/21/16	A	(4.)	Barcelona (3.)	1:1	RM				60'
6	9/25/16	H	(3.)	Dep. La Coruña (16.)	1:0	Not in squad
7	10/2/16	A	(1.)	Valencia (18.)	0:2	LM				58'
8	10/15/16	H	(1.)	Granada CF (20.)	7:1	ankle sprain
9	10/23/16	A	(5.)	Sevilla FC (2.)	1:0	on the bench
10	10/29/16	H	(3.)	Málaga CF (11.)	4:2	CM			84'	90'
11	11/5/16	A	(4.)	Real Sociedad (6.)	2:0	RM				61'
12	11/19/16	H	(6.)	Real Madrid (1.)	0:3	RM				90'
13	11/27/16	A	(4.)	CA Osasuna (19.)	0:3	RM				19'
14	12/3/16	H	(4.)	Espanyol (12.)	0:0	CM				7'
15	12/12/16	A	(6.)	Villarreal (4.)	3:0	CM			85'	60'
16	12/17/16	H	(6.)	UD Las Palmas (10.)	1:0	RM	1		43'	90'
17	1/7/17	A	(4.)	SD Eibar (10.)	0:2	CM	1			90'
18	1/14/17	H	(4.)	Real Betis (14.)	1:0	CM				90'
19	1/22/17	A	(4.)	Athletic (7.)	2:2	RM				90'
20	1/28/17	A	(4.)	Alavés (12.)	0:0	CM				90'
21	2/4/17	H	(4.)	CD Leganés (17.)	2:0	RM				45'
22	2/12/17	H	(4.)	Celta de Vigo (10.)	3:2	CM				73'
23	2/18/17	A	(4.)	Sporting Gijón (18.)	1:4	RM				28'
24	2/26/17	H	(4.)	Barcelona (2.)	1:2	RM			56'	90'
25	3/2/17	A	(4.)	Dep. La Coruña (16.)	1:1	Not in squad
26	3/5/17	H	(4.)	Valencia (13.)	3:0	CM				90'
27	3/11/17	A	(4.)	Granada CF (18.)	0:1	CM				90'
28	3/19/17	H	(4.)	Sevilla FC (3.)	3:1	CM				90'
29	4/1/17	A	(3.)	Málaga CF (15.)	0:2	RM				90'
30	4/4/17	H	(3.)	Real Sociedad (7.)	1:0	CM				90'
31	4/8/17	A	(3.)	Real Madrid (1.)	1:1	RM			52'	62'
32	4/15/17	H	(3.)	CA Osasuna (20.)	3:0	on the bench
33	4/22/17	A	(3.)	Espanyol (9.)	0:1	DM			57'	90'
34	4/25/17	H	(3.)	Villarreal (5.)	0:1	CM				90'
35	4/29/17	A	(3.)	UD Las Palmas (14.)	0:5	CM	1	1	14'	90'
36	5/6/17	H	(3.)	SD Eibar (8.)	1:0	DM	1			90'
37	5/14/17	A	(3.)	Real Betis (15.)	1:1	CM		1		90'
38	5/21/17	H	(3.)	Athletic (7.)	3:1	CB				90'
Squad: 35, Starting eleven: 29, Substituted in: 4, On the bench: 2, Suspended: 0, Injured: 1

Copa del Rey

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Matchday	Date	Venue		Result	Pos.
intermediate stage 1st leg	11/30/16	A	CD Guijuelo	0:6	RM	1	1		90'
intermediate stage 2nd leg	12/20/16	H	CD Guijuelo	4:1	DM				61'
last 16 1st leg	1/3/17	A	UD Las Palmas	0:2	CM				90'
last 16 2nd leg	1/10/17	H	UD Las Palmas	2:3	CM				90'
Quarter-Finals 1st leg	1/19/17	H	SD Eibar	3:0	CM			64'	90'
Quarter-Finals 2nd leg	1/25/17	A	SD Eibar	2:2	CM				62'
Semi-Finals 1st Leg	2/1/17	H	Barcelona	1:2	CM			31'	59'
Semi-Finals 2nd Leg	2/7/17	A	Barcelona	1:1	CM				90'
Squad: 8, Starting eleven: 8, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0

2017 European Under-21 Football Championship

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Matchday	Date	Venue		Result	Pos.
Group B	6/17/17	H	Macedonia U21	5:0	CM	1	1		90'
Group B	6/20/17	A	Portugal U21	1:3	CM	1			90'
Group B	6/23/17	A	Serbia U21	0:1	on the bench
Semi-Finals	6/27/17	H	Italy U21	3:1	CM	3			90'
Final	6/30/17	A	Germany U21	1:0	CM			43'	90'
Squad: 5, Starting eleven: 4, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 1, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0

Positions played

Played as...
Central Midfield	24	3	2
Right Midfield	19	4	2
Defensive Midfield	7	2	-
Left Midfield	2	-	-
Centre-Back	1	-	-

National team career

#	National team		Debut
	Spain
8		Spain	Sep 1, 2016	19	3
	Spain U21
6		Spain U21	Feb 5, 2013	25	9
	Spain U20
15		Spain U20	May 14, 2013	8	-
	Spain U19
8		Spain U19	Feb 29, 2012	11	-
	Spain U18
-		Spain U18	-	-	-
	Spain U17
8		Spain U17	-	11	1

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