player · data as of 2026-08-25 08:47 UTC
Saúl Ñíguez
Be the first in the standsMidfielderage 316' 0"
Spaincurrently Flamengo
Spaincurrently FlamengoCareer goals
59
all competitions, from the season archive · club 52 · country 7 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
580
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
no goals yet
goals and assists land here the moment they happen
Team trophies
12
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
Saúl Ñíguez Esclápez, often known simply as Saúl, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo. A versatile player, he can also be deployed as a box-to-box midfielder or a left-back. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
Honours
12 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
La Liga
2020–21
| Team honours12 | ||||
| La Liga | ×1 | 2020–21 | Atlético Madrid | |
| UEFA Europa League | ×2 | 2011–12, 2017–18 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ×1 | 2025 | Flamengo | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 2012–13 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Copa Libertadores | ×1 | 2025 | Flamengo | |
| FIFA Challenger Cup | ×1 | 2025 | Flamengo | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2021 | Chelsea | |
| FIFA Derby of the Americas | ×1 | 2025 | Flamengo | |
| Supercopa de España | ×1 | 2014 | Atlético Madrid | |
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship | ×1 | 2012 | Spain U19 | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 2018 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot | 2017 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season | 2017–18 | |||
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament | 2012 | |||
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament | 2017 | |||
The Record
season by season · 65 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 580 | 59 | 42 | 677 | 124 |
| 2026 | Bra 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Bra Copa Do Brazil | Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CONMEBOL Libertadores | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Bra 1 | Flamengo | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | Bra Copa Do Brazil | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | CONMEBOL Libertadores | Flamengo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LaLiga | Sevilla | 24 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 8 |
| 2023 | Champions League | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2013 | Atlético Madrileño | 70 | 8 |
| 2012–2025 | Atlético Madrid | 295 | 30 |
| 2013–2014 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 2 |
| 2016–2019 | Spain | 19 | 3 |
| 2021–2022 | Chelsea F.C. | 10 | 0 |
| 2024–2025 | Sevilla FC | 24 | 1 |
| 2025–now | CR Flamengo | 15 | 0 |
Youth & development spells — 6 more
| 2009–2009 | Spain U16 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010–2011 | Spain U17 | 9 | 2 |
| 2012–2013 | Spain U19 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012–2012 | Spain U18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–2016 | Spain U21 | 25 | 9 |
| 2013–2013 | Spain U20 | 8 | 0 |
The Stands
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