#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	-	6	12	12	-	-	1	446'	4.013'
	LaLiga	33	4	3	-	4	6	8	-	-	-	636'	2.543'
	Champions League	12	4	-	-	2	3	2	-	-	-	210'	838'
	Copa del Rey	8	1	1	-	-	3	2	-	-	1	632'	632'

UEFA Champions League

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Matchday	Date			Result	Pos.
Group D	Sep 13, 2016	PSV Eindhoven	Atlético Madrid	0:1	DM	1			77'	77'
Group D	Sep 28, 2016	Atlético Madrid	Bayern Munich	1:0	RM		15'			90'
Group D	Oct 19, 2016	Rostov	Atlético Madrid	0:1	LM			89'		1'
Group D	Nov 1, 2016	Atlético Madrid	Rostov	2:1	DM				58'	58'
Group D	Nov 23, 2016	Atlético Madrid	PSV Eindhoven	2:0	CM			76'		14'
Group D	Dec 6, 2016	Bayern Munich	Atlético Madrid	1:0	RM					90'
last 16 1st leg	Feb 21, 2017	B. Leverkusen	Atlético Madrid	2:4	RM	1				90'
last 16 2nd leg	Mar 15, 2017	Atlético Madrid	B. Leverkusen	0:0	CM					90'
Quarter-Finals 1st leg	Apr 12, 2017	Atlético Madrid	Leicester	1:0	DM					90'
Quarter-Finals 2nd leg	Apr 18, 2017	Leicester	Atlético Madrid	1:1	RM	1				90'
Semi-Finals 1st Leg	May 2, 2017	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid	3:0	DM		53'		58'	58'
Semi-Finals 2nd Leg	May 10, 2017	Atlético Madrid	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			Result	Pos.
Group G	Sep 5, 2016	Spain (1.)	Liechtenstein (54.)	8:0	Not in squad
Group G	Oct 6, 2016	Italy (18.)	Spain (8.)	1:1	ankle sprain
Group G	Oct 9, 2016	Albania (19.)	Spain (5.)	0:2	ankle sprain
Group G	Nov 12, 2016	Spain (4.)	Macedonia (49.)	4:0	Not in squad
Group G	Mar 24, 2017	Spain (4.)	Israel (19.)	4:1	Not in squad
Group G	Jun 11, 2017	Macedonia (44.)	Spain (4.)	1:2	CM	90'	1'
Group G	Sep 2, 2017	Spain	Italy	3:0	CM	78'	12'
Group G	Sep 5, 2017	Liechtenstein	Spain	0:8	on the bench
Group G	Oct 6, 2017	Spain	Albania	3:0	DM		90'
Group G	Oct 9, 2017	Israel	Spain	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			Result	Pos.
2	Sep 1, 2016	Belgium	Spain	0:2	LW			75'	15'
37	Nov 15, 2016	England	Spain	2:2	Not in squad

13	Mar 23, 2017	Spain U21	Denmark U21	3:1	RM	1		59'	31'
14	Mar 27, 2017	Italy U21	Spain U21	1:2	CM	1			90'

14	Mar 28, 2017	France	Spain	0:2	Not in squad
15	Jun 7, 2017	Spain	Colombia	2:2	CM		1	46'	45'
Squad: 4, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 3, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0

LaLiga

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Matchday	Date			Result	Pos.
1	Aug 21, 2016	Atlético Madrid (8.)	Alavés (12.)	1:1	RM						90'
2	Aug 27, 2016	CD Leganés (7.)	Atlético Madrid (11.)	0:0	RM			37'			90'
3	Sep 10, 2016	Celta de Vigo (20.)	Atlético Madrid (7.)	0:4	RM		1				90'
4	Sep 17, 2016	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Sporting Gijón (8.)	5:0	CM						90'
5	Sep 21, 2016	Barcelona (3.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	1:1	RM					60'	60'
6	Sep 25, 2016	Atlético Madrid (3.)	Dep. La Coruña (16.)	1:0	Not in squad
7	Oct 2, 2016	Valencia (18.)	Atlético Madrid (1.)	0:2	LM					58'	58'
8	Oct 15, 2016	Atlético Madrid (1.)	Granada CF (20.)	7:1	ankle sprain
9	Oct 23, 2016	Sevilla FC (2.)	Atlético Madrid (5.)	1:0	on the bench
10	Oct 29, 2016	Atlético Madrid (3.)	Málaga CF (11.)	4:2	CM			84'			90'
11	Nov 5, 2016	Real Sociedad (6.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	2:0	RM					61'	61'
12	Nov 19, 2016	Atlético Madrid (6.)	Real Madrid (1.)	0:3	RM						90'
13	Nov 27, 2016	CA Osasuna (19.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	0:3	RM				71'		19'
14	Dec 3, 2016	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Espanyol (12.)	0:0	CM				83'		7'
15	Dec 12, 2016	Villarreal (4.)	Atlético Madrid (6.)	3:0	CM			85'	30'		60'
16	Dec 17, 2016	Atlético Madrid (6.)	UD Las Palmas (10.)	1:0	RM	1		43'			90'
17	Jan 7, 2017	SD Eibar (10.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	0:2	CM	1					90'
18	Jan 14, 2017	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Real Betis (14.)	1:0	CM						90'
19	Jan 22, 2017	Athletic (7.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	2:2	RM						90'
20	Jan 28, 2017	Alavés (12.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	0:0	CM						90'
21	Feb 4, 2017	Atlético Madrid (4.)	CD Leganés (17.)	2:0	RM					46'	45'
22	Feb 12, 2017	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Celta de Vigo (10.)	3:2	CM					73'	73'
23	Feb 18, 2017	Sporting Gijón (18.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	1:4	RM				62'		28'
24	Feb 26, 2017	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Barcelona (2.)	1:2	RM			56'			90'
25	Mar 2, 2017	Dep. La Coruña (16.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	1:1	Not in squad
26	Mar 5, 2017	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Valencia (13.)	3:0	CM						90'
27	Mar 11, 2017	Granada CF (18.)	Atlético Madrid (4.)	0:1	CM						90'
28	Mar 19, 2017	Atlético Madrid (4.)	Sevilla FC (3.)	3:1	CM						90'
29	Apr 1, 2017	Málaga CF (15.)	Atlético Madrid (3.)	0:2	RM						90'
30	Apr 4, 2017	Atlético Madrid (3.)	Real Sociedad (7.)	1:0	CM						90'
31	Apr 8, 2017	Real Madrid (1.)	Atlético Madrid (3.)	1:1	RM			52'		62'	62'
32	Apr 15, 2017	Atlético Madrid (3.)	CA Osasuna (20.)	3:0	on the bench
33	Apr 22, 2017	Espanyol (9.)	Atlético Madrid (3.)	0:1	DM			57'			90'
34	Apr 25, 2017	Atlético Madrid (3.)	Villarreal (5.)	0:1	CM						90'
35	Apr 29, 2017	UD Las Palmas (14.)	Atlético Madrid (3.)	0:5	CM	1	1	14'			90'
36	May 6, 2017	Atlético Madrid (3.)	SD Eibar (8.)	1:0	DM	1					90'
37	May 14, 2017	Real Betis (15.)	Atlético Madrid (3.)	1:1	CM		1				90'
38	May 21, 2017	Atlético Madrid (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			Result	Pos.
intermediate stage 1st leg	Nov 30, 2016	CD Guijuelo	Atlético Madrid	0:6	RM	1	1			90'
intermediate stage 2nd leg	Dec 20, 2016	Atlético Madrid	CD Guijuelo	4:1	DM				61'	61'
last 16 1st leg	Jan 3, 2017	UD Las Palmas	Atlético Madrid	0:2	CM					90'
last 16 2nd leg	Jan 10, 2017	Atlético Madrid	UD Las Palmas	2:3	CM					90'
Quarter-Finals 1st leg	Jan 19, 2017	Atlético Madrid	SD Eibar	3:0	CM			64'		90'
Quarter-Finals 2nd leg	Jan 25, 2017	SD Eibar	Atlético Madrid	2:2	CM				62'	62'
Semi-Finals 1st Leg	Feb 1, 2017	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona	1:2	CM			31'	59'	59'
Semi-Finals 2nd Leg	Feb 7, 2017	Barcelona	Atlético Madrid	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			Result	Pos.
Group B	Jun 17, 2017	Spain U21	Macedonia U21	5:0	CM	1	1		90'
Group B	Jun 20, 2017	Portugal U21	Spain U21	1:3	CM	1			90'
Group B	Jun 23, 2017	Serbia U21	Spain U21	0:1	on the bench
Semi-Finals	Jun 27, 2017	Spain U21	Italy U21	3:1	CM	3			90'
Final	Jun 30, 2017	Germany U21	Spain U21	1:0	CM			43'	90'
Squad: 5, Starting eleven: 4, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 1, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0