Saúl Ñíguez

Also known as Saul, Saul Niguez, Saul Niguez Esclapez

Spanish association football player

Key facts

2009: Spain U16
2012: Spain U18
2013: Spain U20
2025: Flamengo
Full name: Saúl Ñíguez Esclápez
Date of birth: ( 1994-11-21 ) 21 November 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth: Elche , Spain
Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Flamengo
2006 2008: Real Madrid
2008 2010: Atlético Madrid
Years: Team
2010 2013: Atlético Madrid B
2012 2025: Atlético Madrid
2013 2014: → Rayo Vallecano (loan)
2021 2022: → Chelsea (loan)
2024 2025: → Sevilla (loan)

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Flamengo
Position: Central Midfield
Nationality: Spain

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Elche
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: Spanish
Participant in: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Position played: midfielder
Country for sport: Spain
Mass: 70
Image: Saúl Ñíguez 2019.jpg
Height: 183

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date of birth: 1994-11-21
Commons category: Saúl Ñíguez
name in native language: Saúl
birth name: Saúl Ñíguez Esclapez
start of work period: 2012-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 603814
sport number: 8

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:50, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Saúl Ñíguez Esclápez (born 21 November 1994), 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.

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