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Saúl Ñíguez
Saúl Ñíguez · Anna Nessie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Saúl Ñíguez

b. 1994

Spanish association football player

Born
21 Nov 1994 · place not recorded

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 37 years
  1. 21 Nov 1994BornBorn
  2. 2009TeamSpain national under-16 association football team
  3. 2010 – 2013TeamAtlético Madrid B
  4. 2010 – 2011TeamSpain national under-17 association football team
  5. 2012 – 2025TeamAtlético Madrid
  6. 2012TeamSpain national under-18 football team
  7. 2012 – 2013TeamSpain national under-19 football team
  8. 2013 – 2014TeamRayo Vallecano
  9. 2013TeamSpain national under-20 football team
  10. 2013 – 2016TeamSpain national under-21 association football team
  11. 2016 – 2019TeamSpain men's national football team
  12. 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2021 – 2022TeamChelsea F.C.
  14. 2024 – 2025TeamSevilla FC
  15. 2025TeamClube de Regatas do Flamengo

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1994 – today).

  1. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  3. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  4. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  5. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  6. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  7. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  8. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  9. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  10. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  11. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  12. 20112011 Norway attacks
  13. 2011Libyan civil war
  14. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  15. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  16. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  17. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  18. 2015Paris Agreement
  19. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  20. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  21. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  22. 2023Gaza war
  23. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  24. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

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.

After coming through Atlético Madrid's youth academy, Saúl went on to appear in more than 400 competitive matches for the club, winning the 2020–21 La Liga, two Europa League titles, while he was also a Champions League runner-up in 2016. He also spent time on loan at fellow La Liga sides Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla, as well as Premier League club Chelsea in 2021–22. In 2025, he left Atlético and joined Brazilian club Flamengo, winning both the Copa Libertadores and Série A in his first season.

Having represented Spain at various youth levels, Saúl helped the under-21 team finish second in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, being top scorer in the process. He made his debut for the senior team in 2016 and was part of the team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Text from the Wikipedia article Saúl (footballer, born 1994), CC BY-SA 4.0

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