Santi Carzola

Spanish association football player

Santiago "Santi" Cazorla González (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈsanti kaˈθoɾla ɣonˈθaleθ];[A] born 13 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Real Oviedo.

Santi Cazorla
Cazorla playing for Arsenal in 2012
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Cazorla González
Date of birth (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birthLlanera, Asturias, Spain
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Real Oviedo
Number8
Youth career
1992–1996Covadonga
1996–2003Real Oviedo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004Villarreal B40(4)
2003–2006Villarreal54(2)
2006–2007Recreativo Huelva34(5)
2007–2011Villarreal127(23)
2011–2012Málaga38(9)
2012–2018Arsenal129(25)
2018–2020Villarreal70(15)
2020–2023Al Sadd55(23)
2023–Real Oviedo7(0)
National team
2004–2006Spain U217(0)
2008–2019Spain81(15)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner2008 Austria–Switzerland
Winner2012 Poland–Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2013 Brazil
Third place2009 South Africa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 May 2023[2][3][4]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup[a]League Cup[b]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal2003–04La Liga200020
2004–05La Liga2921018[c]5487
2005–06La Liga230002[d]0250
Total54210205757
Recreativo Huelva2006–07La Liga34500345
Villarreal2007–08La Liga365607[e]1496
2008–09La Liga308108[d]0398
2009–10La Liga245204[f]1306
2010–11La Liga3754114[f]2558
Total1272313133417328
Málaga2011–12La Liga38940429
Arsenal2012–13Premier League381230107[d]04912
2013–14Premier League31463108[d]0467
2014–15Premier League37750109[d]01[g]1538
2015–16Premier League15000005[d]01[g]0210
2016–17Premier League8200003[d]0112
2017–18Premier League000000000000
Total12925143303202118029
Villarreal2018–19La Liga3541110[f]2467
2019–20La Liga3511544015
Total7015651028622
Al Sadd2020–21Qatar Stars League2013524310[h]42[i]14123
2021–22Qatar Stars League16630006[h]100257
2022–23Qatar Stars League19443622[i]0319
Total5523125105165419739
Career total50710250141351111661687138
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup and Emir of Qatar Cup
  2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup and Qatari Stars Cup
  3. Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Intertoto Cup, eleven appearances and four goals in UEFA Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 7.0 7.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  9. 9.0 9.1 Appearances in Qatar Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain2008131
2009111
201050
2011102
2012114
2013113
201480
201583
201941
Total8115
Scores and results lists Spain's goal tally first.[6][7]
List of international goals scored by Santi Cazorla
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2008El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain  Chile3–03–0Friendly
2.9 September 2009Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain  Estonia2–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.4 June 2011Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  United States1–04–0Friendly
4.3–0
5.26 May 2012AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Serbia2–02–0
6.30 May 2012Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland  South Korea3–14–1
7.15 August 2012Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico  Puerto Rico1–02–1
8.7 September 2012Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain  Saudi Arabia1–05–0
9.8 June 2013Sun Life, Miami Gardens, United States  Haiti1–02–1
10.14 August 2013Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador  Ecuador2–02–0
11.16 November 2013Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea1–02–1Friendly (unofficial)[8]
12.9 October 2015Estadio Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain  Luxembourg1–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
13.4–0
14.13 November 2015Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain  England2–02–0Friendly
15.15 November 2019Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain  Malta2–07–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

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Villarreal

Arsenal[10]

Al Sadd

Spain[10]

Individual

Notes

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  1. In isolation, González is pronounced [ɡonˈθaleθ].

References

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  1. "Santi Cazorla: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. Santi Carzola at Soccerbase
  3. Santi Carzola at ESPN FC
  4. Perfil de jugador on bdfutbol.com
  5. Santi Carzola at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Santi Cazorla". WhoScored.
  7. "Football PLAYER: Santi Cazorla". EU Football.info.
  8. "La FIFA anula el Guinea-España [FIFA annul the game between Equatorial Guinea and Spain]". AS. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  9. "Atletico 2-0 Villarreal (Aggregate: 2 - 2)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Santi Carzola at Soccerway
  11. "Don Balón Rankings 2006–2007" (in Spanish). Don Balón. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  12. "Player of the Season: 1st Cazorla". Arsenal F.C. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  13. "Santi Cazorla named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for December". Football.co.uk. 1 February 2015.
  14. "Cazorla PFA Fans' Player of the Month". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  15. "Xavi, Cazorla win Best Coach, Player awards". Al Sadd SC. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  16. "Best of Month Listing". Qatar Stars League. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

Other websites

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