Santi Cazorla

(Santiago Cazorla González)

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Born
1984 (41 years old)
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Lugo de Llanera, Spain

Position
Central Midfield

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
8

Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight
141 lbs

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Sport

Soccer

Team
Real Oviedo

League
Spanish La Liga 2

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Description

Santiago "Santi" Cazorla González (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 13 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Oviedo. A former Spanish international, Cazorla operates primarily as an attacking midfielder, but also plays as a winger, central midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker.

Cazorla began his professional career at Villarreal in 2003 after impressing as a youngster with his hometown club, Real Oviedo. He continued his development at Villarreal before a short spell at partner club, Recreativo de Huelva. After becoming the club's standout player in the 2006–07 La Liga season, contributing to their top-ten finish and being awarded Spain's Footballer of the Year, Cazorla returned to Villarreal for €1.2 million the following season. He then firmly established himself as a key contributor to the side, regularly being named in the La Liga Team of the Season. In 2011, following five fruitful seasons on the Spanish coast, Cazorla moved to La Liga side Málaga in a club-record €21 million deal, where he gained a reputation for his speed, shooting accuracy, capacity to change the rhythm of gameplay, and excellent close control.

After the 2011–12 season, coupled with Málaga's perilous financial situation, he moved to Premier League side Arsenal for a fee of £10 million, where he became a core component to the team in his first year at the club, registering thirteen assists, after which he was voted Arsenal Player of the Season, as well as becoming ranked one of the best footballers in Europe by Bloomberg. Cazorla was also integral in ending the club's nine-year trophy drought, scoring a crucial free-kick en route to winning the FA Cup final in 2014. Injuries plagued his latter years in England, and his six-year association with Arsenal ended in 2018. He then returned to Villarreal for a third spell; in his two seasons, he recorded his highest appearance, league goals and assist count since 2015. In 2020, he signed for Qatari club Al Sadd.

Cazorla made his senior debut for Spain in a victory against Peru in May 2008, and was a semi-regular participant in the nation's triumphs at UEFA Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, as well as featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Chile, and went on to amass 81 appearances and 15 goals for the national side.

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Trophies

Spanish La Liga Team of the Season	Villarreal	2019-2020
English FA Community Shield	Arsenal	2015
English FA Cup	Arsenal	2014-2015
English FA Community Shield	Arsenal	2014
English FA Cup	Arsenal	2013-2014
UEFA European Championship	Spain	2012
UEFA European Championship	Spain	2008
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Villarreal B	2004

Milestones

Arsenal Player Of The Season	Arsenal	2013-05-31

Former Youth Teams

Real Oviedo	1996-2003	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Villarreal B	2003-2004	Permanent	-	-
Villarreal	2003-2006	Permanent	-	-
Spain U21	2004-2006	International	-	-
Recreativo	2006-2007	Permanent	-	-
Villarreal	2007-2011	Permanent	-	-
Spain	2008-2019	International	-	-
Malaga	2011-2012	Permanent	-	-
Arsenal	2012-2018	Permanent	-	-
Villarreal	2018-2020	Permanent	-	-
Al-Sadd	2020-2023	Permanent	-	-