Saúl Ñíguez MC
Spain 
Flamengo General Information
FlamengoThe contract expires on December 30, 2028Total market value€1.00MUpdate: 25/05/2026
- Nationality
- Spain
- Shirt number
- 8
- Date of birth
- 21/11/1994 (31y)
- Preferred foot
- Left
- Height
- 184 cm
- Position
- Center midfield
- Contract until
- 30 Dec 2028
Market Value
€1.50M · 06/08/2012 · Atletico de Madrid B€2.00M · 09/01/2013 · Atletico de Madrid B€2.00M · 11/06/2013 · Atletico de Madrid B
€5.00M · 24/07/2013 · Rayo Vallecano€5.00M · 22/01/2014 · Rayo Vallecano€7.50M · 19/02/2014 · Rayo Vallecano
€7.50M · 19/07/2014 · Atletico Madrid€9.00M · 22/01/2015 · Atletico Madrid€10.00M · 30/06/2015 · Atletico Madrid€15.00M · 21/02/2016 · Atletico Madrid€20.00M · 06/04/2016 · Atletico Madrid€35.00M · 14/07/2016 · Atletico Madrid€35.00M · 23/01/2017 · Atletico Madrid€40.00M · 04/06/2017 · Atletico Madrid€70.00M · 31/12/2017 · Atletico Madrid€70.00M · 29/05/2018 · Atletico Madrid€90.00M · 30/10/2018 · Atletico Madrid€90.00M · 20/12/2018 · Atletico Madrid€90.00M · 10/06/2019 · Atletico Madrid€90.00M · 19/12/2019 · Atletico Madrid€72.00M · 07/04/2020 · Atletico Madrid€70.00M · 07/10/2020 · Atletico Madrid€60.00M · 04/01/2021 · Atletico Madrid€55.00M · 18/03/2021 · Atletico Madrid€40.00M · 09/06/2021 · Atletico Madrid
€35.00M · 22/12/2021 · Chelsea€28.00M · 28/03/2022 · Chelsea€25.00M · 14/06/2022 · Chelsea€20.00M · 22/09/2022 · Atletico Madrid€15.00M · 06/11/2022 · Atletico Madrid€10.00M · 22/03/2023 · Atletico Madrid€10.00M · 12/06/2023 · Atletico Madrid€12.00M · 12/10/2023 · Atletico Madrid€12.00M · 21/12/2023 · Atletico Madrid€7.50M · 20/03/2024 · Atletico Madrid€7.50M · 06/06/2024 · Atletico Madrid
€5.00M · 10/10/2024 · Sevilla FC€3.50M · 26/12/2024 · Sevilla FC€3.00M · 08/06/2025 · Sevilla FC€2.50M · 09/12/2025 · Flamengo - RJ€2.00M · 11/03/2026 · Flamengo - RJ€1.00M · 25/05/2026 · Flamengo - RJCurrent (2026/05/25)€1.00M
Highest (2019/12/19)€90.00M
Player Attributes
Attacking 54
Creativity 61
Defending 64
Tactical 60
Technical 52
Playing Position
- Primary position
- Center midfield
- Other positions
- Defensive midfield
- Strengths
- Interrupt the ball
- Air confrontation
- Defensive participation
- Weakness
- -
Average Rating
Transfer History
SeasonTransferFee
Total transfer fees: €5.00M
3 - 1
Grêmio1'00
0 11 OCTFlamengo1 - 0
Fluminense64'00108 OCTSantos
2 - 2Flamengo21'00
0 20 SEPFlamengo2 - 1
Bragantino90'00
0 06 SEPRemo
0 - 1Flamengo6'00
0 02 SEPFlamengo2 - 0
Mirassol17'00
0 30 MAYFlamengo3 - 0
Coritiba SAF14'00
0 23 MAYFlamengo0 - 3
Palmeiras3'00
0 17 MAYAthletico Paranaense
1 - 1Flamengo59'00
0 03 MAYFlamengo2 - 2
Vasco da Gama Saf8'00
0 26 APRAtlético Mineiro
0 - 4Flamengo17'00
0 19 APRFlamengo2 - 0
Bahia11'01
0 03 DECFlamengo1 - 0
Ceara9'00
0 19 NOVFluminense2 - 1Flamengo90'00115 NOVSport Club Recife PE
1 - 5Flamengo94'01109 NOVFlamengo3 - 2Santos23'00
0 05 NOVSão Paulo
2 - 2Flamengo82'00
0 01 NOVFlamengo3 - 0Sport Club Recife PE90'00
0 25 OCTFortaleza
1 - 0Flamengo90'00
0 19 OCTFlamengo3 - 2Palmeiras30'00
0 YearTeamsLeagueContract untilWeekly SalaryAnnual Salary
Europa League participant ×3
Europa League Winner ×2
Brazilian champion ×1
- 2025Flamengo
Campeão Carioca ×1
- 2025 - 2026Flamengo
Challenger Cup Champion ×1
- 2024 - 2025Flamengo
Champions League runner-up ×1
- 2015 - 2016
Atletico
Copa Libertadores winner ×1
- 2024 - 2025Flamengo
Derby of the Americas Champion ×1
- 2024 - 2025Flamengo
Euro Under-17 participant ×1
- 2010
Spain U17
European Under-19 participant ×1
- 2013
Spain U19
European Under-21 participant ×1
- 2017
Spain U21
FIFA Club World Cup participant ×1
- 2022
Chelsea
FIFA Club World Cup winner ×1
- 2022Chelsea
Spanish champion ×1
- 2020 - 2021Atletico
Spanish cup winner ×1
- 2012 - 2013Atletico
Spanish Super Cup winner ×1
- 2014 - 2015Atletico
Top scorer ×1
- 2017Spain U21
UEFA Supercup Winner ×1
- 2018 - 2019Atletico
Under 19 European Champion ×1
- 2012Spain U19
Under-20 World Cup participant ×1
- 2013
Spain U20
World Cup participant ×1
- 2018
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