OrcaScore
8

Midfielder

Saúl Ñíguez

  • Flamengo
  • Spain
  • 31 yrs
  • 184 cm
  • Preferred foot: Left
Injured — Thigh Injury · Back: 11 Nov 2026
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Appearances
16
560 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.16
Assists
1
Average rating
6.64
Age31
Date of birth21 Nov 1994
Height184 cm
Weight76 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€1.9M
Contract until31 Dec 2028

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Thigh Injury · Day-to-day Since 27 Oct 2026 · Back: 11 Nov 2026
  • Injury Thigh Injury · Missing Ended: 30 Oct 2026
  • Injury Leg Injury · Missing Ended: 20 Oct 2026
  • Injury Leg Injury · Day-to-day Since 16 Oct 2026 · Ended: 23 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts11 / 3
Minutes326
Rating6.60
Goals / Assists0 / 1
Shots (on target)3 (0)
Passes · accuracy174 · 83%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 8
Duels won11 / 36
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.08 / 0.43
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls4
Accurate crosses1
Touches235
Possession lost39
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won9
Clearances13
Ball recoveries20
Fouls won1
Fouls committed8
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)40.32
Top speed (km/h)32.84
Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes45
Rating–
Goals / Assists– / –
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards– / –
Penalties (scored / missed)– / –
Appearances / Starts4 / 2
Minutes189
Rating6.75
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (1)
Passes · accuracy99 · 83%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions6 / 4
Duels won11 / 25
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.14 / 0.11
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses1
Touches139
Possession lost22
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won9
Clearances9
Ball recoveries7
Fouls won2
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)21.81
Top speed (km/h)33.68

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking54
Technical52
Tactical60
Defending64
Creativity61

National team

  • Spain19 caps · 3 goals · debut Sep 2016

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
23 Oct 2026 Flamengo – Estudiantes de La Plata 2–3 – –
16 Oct 2026 Estudiantes de La Plata – Flamengo 0–0 90' 6.7
11 Oct 2026 Flamengo – Fluminense 1–0 64' 6.4
9 Oct 2026 Santos – Flamengo 2–2 21' 6.2
21 Sep 2026 Flamengo – Red Bull Bragantino 2–1 90' 6.9
18 Sep 2026 Flamengo – Independiente del Valle 1–1 20' 6.5
13 Sep 2026 Flamengo – Corinthians 2–1 – –
11 Sep 2026 Independiente del Valle – Flamengo 0–2 – –
6 Sep 2026 Remo – Flamengo 0–1 11' 6.6
3 Sep 2026 Flamengo – Mirassol 2–0 17' 6.8
23 Aug 2026 Cruzeiro – Flamengo 2–1 – –
20 Aug 2026 Flamengo – Cruzeiro 2–1 – –
17 Aug 2026 Mirassol – Flamengo 1–5 – –
13 Aug 2026 Cruzeiro – Flamengo 1–1 – –
10 Aug 2026 Flamengo – Vitória 2–0 – –

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 9 moves
  1. Free transfer
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Loan return
  5. Loan
  6. Loan return
  7. Loan
  8. Transfer
  9. Atl. Madrid U17 To: Atl. Madrileño
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)24
Average rating6.76
Last match rating6.716 Oct 2026
Matches missed261 injury record
5 6 7 8 6.76 Nov 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 6.7

Last 10 matches

6.7 6.4 6.2 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.9 7.2

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Flamengo 11 (3) 326 0 1 6.60
2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores Flamengo 4 (2) 189 0 0 6.75
2026 Copa do Brasil Flamengo 1 (0) 45 – – –

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

LaLiga 2024 · percentile among midfielders (183 players)

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50 xA 64 Key passes 63 Completed passes 40 Pass accuracy 40 Progressive carries 49 Successful dribbles 42 Tackles + interceptions 91 Rating 74

24 matches · 1,555 min

Saúl Ñíguez: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.13
64
Key passes / 90 min 1.27
63
Completed passes / 90 min 29.5
40
Pass accuracy 80.3%
40
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
49
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.69
42
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.99
91
Rating 6.97
74

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