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Saúl Ñíguez

Saúl Ñíguez

Midfielder · Flamengo · 31 · Spain

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Season score
49.4
Brasileiro Serie A 2026, 11 matches
Last 5 weeks
51.3
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€1.0M
−€1.0M (−50%) since 12 Mar 2026
Transfermarkt, 26 May 2026

Photo: Anna Nessie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
21 Nov 1994
Height
184 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
31 Dec 2028
Wikipedia views
8,292 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

17 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 53.9 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202619550.050.750.1
6–12 Oct 202628547.850.947.8
15–21 Sep 2026211052.250.852.3
1–7 Sep 202622832.851.432.2
26 May – 1 Jun 202628454.551.356.0
19–25 May 202611433.551.732.9
12–18 May 202615942.452.342.1
28 Apr – 4 May 202621740.152.642.1
21–27 Apr 202626252.053.052.1
14–20 Apr 202611191.152.792.6
2–8 Dec 20251930.753.030.0
18–24 Nov 202519061.252.563.1
11–17 Nov 202519053.552.558.3
4–10 Nov 2025210558.752.259.8
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025210749.252.449.4
21–27 Oct 202519061.952.063.2
14–20 Oct 202513049.952.149.9
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202519055.252.055.7
23–29 Sep 2025218053.452.353.9
16–22 Sep 2025215443.852.644.2
9–15 Sep 202519064.052.564.8
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025216056.351.957.2
19–25 Aug 202519058.351.659.5
12–18 Aug 202519050.851.851.2
5–11 Aug 202512564.051.664.5
29 Jul – 4 Aug 202525651.751.753.2

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +2.3 a week above expectation.

40.050.060.070.012 Aug9 Sep30 Sep4 Nov21 Apr6 OctExpected 50.7Score 50.0

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €1.0M −€1.0M (−50%) since 12 Mar 2026 26 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €1.9M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €500k–€800k −36% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −38% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Omar Mascarell at 31 (€1.0M, scoring 48.0) −20%; Lucas Silva at 31 (€800k, scoring 48.9) −38%; Yago Pikachu at 32 (€1.2M, scoring 47.3) −33%.
0€25M€50M€75M€100M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€1.0M€1.9M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€1.9M
26 May 2026Transfermarkt€1.0M
12 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€2.0M
10 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€2.5M
9 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€3.0M
27 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€3.5M
11 Oct 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
7 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€7.5M
21 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€7.5M
22 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€12.0M
13 Oct 2023Transfermarkt€12.0M
13 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€10.0M
23 Mar 2023Transfermarkt€10.0M
7 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€15.0M
23 Sep 2022Transfermarkt€20.0M
15 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€25.0M
29 Mar 2022Transfermarkt€28.0M
23 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€35.0M
10 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€40.0M
19 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€55.0M
5 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€60.0M
8 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€70.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€72.0M
20 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€90.0M
11 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€90.0M
21 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€90.0M
31 Oct 2018Transfermarkt€90.0M
30 May 2018Transfermarkt€70.0M
1 Jan 2018Transfermarkt€70.0M
5 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€40.0M
24 Jan 2017Transfermarkt€35.0M
15 Jul 2016Transfermarkt€35.0M
7 Apr 2016Transfermarkt€20.0M
22 Feb 2016Transfermarkt€15.0M
1 Jul 2015Transfermarkt€10.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
23 Jul 2025Atlético FlamengoFree or loan
30 Jun 2025Sevilla FC AtléticoFree or loan
15 Jul 2024Atlético Sevilla FCFree or loan
15 Aug 2022Chelsea Atlético MadridFirst match
30 Jun 2022Chelsea AtléticoFree or loan
31 Aug 2021Atlético ChelseaFree or loan

What the score is made of

Brasileiro Serie A 2026, 326 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 640 top-five-league midfielder seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting5Creating42Progressing22Keeping the ball76Defending98Aerial34Finishing36
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting5−0.47
Creating42−0.14
Progressing22−0.32
Keeping the ball76+0.45
Defending98+0.56
Aerial34−0.24
Finishing36−0.08

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05.0K10K15K20K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Lewis Cook Bournemouth · 2949.8€11.0M91%Compare
Granit Xhaka Sunderland · 3455.7€8.0M89%Compare
José Aldo Mirassol · 2842.9€1.5M89%Compare
Thiago Maia Internacional · 2947.2€2.0M89%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Saúl Ñíguez.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Brasileiro Serie A 2026Brasileirão Série AFlamengo1132649.449.6
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026Copa LibertadoresFlamengo419448.048.5
Copa do Brasil 2026Copa do BrasilFlamengo14555.455.6
Brasileiro Serie A 2025Brasileirão Série AFlamengo161,15954.755.8
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025Copa LibertadoresFlamengo426153.153.8
Copa do Brasil 2025Copa do BrasilFlamengo23661.762.7
LaLiga 24/25LaLigaSevilla241,55553.554.6
Copa del Rey 24/25Copa del ReySevilla213646.046.3
LaLiga 23/24LaLigaAtlético Madrid341,37352.653.0
UEFA Champions League 23/24Champions LeagueAtlético Madrid1043747.246.0
LaLiga 22/23LaLigaAtlético Madrid311,10151.951.5
UEFA Champions League 22/23Champions LeagueAtlético Madrid528448.049.5
Premier League 21/22Premier LeagueChelsea213556.255.8

Latest matches

38 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
16 Oct 2026Copa Libertadoresat Estudiantes de La PlataD 0–095000.020.1450.0
11 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série AFluminenseW 1–064000.010.0348.8
8 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série Aat SantosD 2–22100–0.0044.7
20 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série ARed Bull BragantinoW 2–19000–0.0253.7
18 Sep 2026Copa LibertadoresIndependiente del ValleD 1–12000––45.1
6 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série Aat RemoW 1–01100–0.0036.1
2 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série AMirassolW 2–01700–0.0130.7
30 May 2026Brasileirão Série ACoritibaW 3–014000.020.0790.0
27 May 2026Copa LibertadoresCusco FCW 3–070000.130.0347.4
24 May 2026Brasileirão Série APalmeirasL 0–31400–0.0033.5
All 38 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
16 Oct 2026Copa Libertadoresat Estudiantes de La PlataD 0–095000.020.1450.0
11 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série AFluminenseW 1–064000.010.0348.8
8 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série Aat SantosD 2–22100–0.0044.7
20 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série ARed Bull BragantinoW 2–19000–0.0253.7
18 Sep 2026Copa LibertadoresIndependiente del ValleD 1–12000––45.1
6 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série Aat RemoW 1–01100–0.0036.1
2 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série AMirassolW 2–01700–0.0130.7
30 May 2026Brasileirão Série ACoritibaW 3–014000.020.0790.0
27 May 2026Copa LibertadoresCusco FCW 3–070000.130.0347.4
24 May 2026Brasileirão Série APalmeirasL 0–31400–0.0033.5
17 May 2026Brasileirão Série Aat AthleticoD 1–15900–0.0142.4
3 May 2026Brasileirão Série AVasco da GamaD 2–28000.050.0042.1
30 Apr 2026Copa Libertadoresat Estudiantes de La PlataD 1–1900–0.0038.3
26 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série Aat Atlético MineiroW 4–01700–0.0043.2
23 Apr 2026Copa do BrasilVitóriaW 2–14500––55.4
19 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série ABahiaW 2–01101–0.2691.1
4 Dec 2025Brasileirão Série ACearáW 1–0900–0.0030.7
20 Nov 2025Brasileirão Série Aat FluminenseL 1–290000.160.0861.2
15 Nov 2025Brasileirão Série Aat Sport RecifeW 5–190010.520.2553.5
9 Nov 2025Brasileirão Série ASantosW 3–22300–0.0165.0
6 Nov 2025Brasileirão Série Aat São PauloD 2–282000.100.0156.9
2 Nov 2025Brasileirão Série ASport RecifeW 3–090000.030.0950.4
30 Oct 2025Copa Libertadoresat Racing ClubD 0–01700–0.0243.1
25 Oct 2025Brasileirão Série Aat FortalezaL 0–190000.100.1461.9
19 Oct 2025Brasileirão Série APalmeirasW 3–23000–0.0049.9
2 Oct 2025Brasileirão Série ACruzeiroD 0–090000.040.0455.2
28 Sep 2025Brasileirão Série Aat CorinthiansW 2–190000.020.0344.8
26 Sep 2025Copa Libertadoresat Estudiantes de La PlataL 0–190000.050.1362.0
21 Sep 2025Brasileirão Série AVasco da GamaD 1–190000.100.2949.4
19 Sep 2025Copa LibertadoresEstudiantes de La PlataW 2–164000.020.0235.8
14 Sep 2025Brasileirão Série Aat JuventudeW 2–090010.030.3464.0
31 Aug 2025Brasileirão Série AGrêmioD 1–190000.020.1761.6
26 Aug 2025Brasileirão Série AVitóriaW 8–070000.120.0349.4
21 Aug 2025Copa Libertadoresat InternacionalW 2–090000.110.0258.3
17 Aug 2025Brasileirão Série Aat InternacionalW 3–190000.040.0150.8
6 Aug 2025Copa do Brasilat Atlético MineiroW 1–02500–0.0664.0
3 Aug 2025Brasileirão Série Aat CearáD 1–145000.070.0350.5
1 Aug 2025Copa do BrasilAtlético MineiroL 0–111000.030.0256.6