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 name Santiago Cazorla González
Date of birth (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Llanera, Asturias, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Real Oviedo
Number 8
Youth career
1992–1996 Covadonga
1996–2003 Real Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Villarreal B 40 (4)
2003–2006 Villarreal 54 (2)
2006–2007 Recreativo Huelva 34 (5)
2007–2011 Villarreal 127 (23)
2011–2012 Málaga 38 (9)
2012–2018 Arsenal 129 (25)
2018–2020 Villarreal 70 (15)
2020–2023 Al Sadd 55 (23)
2023– Real Oviedo 7 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Spain U21 7 (0)
2008–2019 Spain 81 (15)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2008 Austria–Switzerland
Winner 2012 Poland–Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2013 Brazil
Third place 2009 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]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal 2003–04 La Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2004–05 La Liga 29 2 1 0 18[c] 5 48 7
2005–06 La Liga 23 0 0 0 2[d] 0 25 0
Total 54 2 1 0 20 5 75 7
Recreativo Huelva 2006–07 La Liga 34 5 0 0 34 5
Villarreal 2007–08 La Liga 36 5 6 0 7[e] 1 49 6
2008–09 La Liga 30 8 1 0 8[d] 0 39 8
2009–10 La Liga 24 5 2 0 4[f] 1 30 6
2010–11 La Liga 37 5 4 1 14[f] 2 55 8
Total 127 23 13 1 33 4 173 28
Málaga 2011–12 La Liga 38 9 4 0 42 9
Arsenal 2012–13 Premier League 38 12 3 0 1 0 7[d] 0 49 12
2013–14 Premier League 31 4 6 3 1 0 8[d] 0 46 7
2014–15 Premier League 37 7 5 0 1 0 9[d] 0 1[g] 1 53 8
2015–16 Premier League 15 0 0 0 0 0 5[d] 0 1[g] 0 21 0
2016–17 Premier League 8 2 0 0 0 0 3[d] 0 11 2
2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 129 25 14 3 3 0 32 0 2 1 180 29
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 35 4 1 1 10[f] 2 46 7
2019–20 La Liga 35 11 5 4 40 15
Total 70 15 6 5 10 2 86 22
Al Sadd 2020–21 Qatar Stars League 20 13 5 2 4 3 10[h] 4 2[i] 1 41 23
2021–22 Qatar Stars League 16 6 3 0 0 0 6[h] 1 0 0 25 7
2022–23 Qatar Stars League 19 4 4 3 6 2 2[i] 0 31 9
Total 55 23 12 5 10 5 16 5 4 1 97 39
Career total 507 102 50 14 13 5 111 16 6 1 687 138
  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 team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2008 13 1
2009 11 1
2010 5 0
2011 10 2
2012 11 4
2013 11 3
2014 8 0
2015 8 3
2019 4 1
Total 81 15
Scores and results lists Spain's goal tally first.[6][7]
List of international goals scored by Santi Cazorla
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 November 2008 El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain   Chile 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 9 September 2009 Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain   Estonia 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4 June 2011 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States   United States 1–0 4–0 Friendly
4. 3–0
5. 26 May 2012 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland   Serbia 2–0 2–0
6. 30 May 2012 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland   South Korea 3–1 4–1
7. 15 August 2012 Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico   Puerto Rico 1–0 2–1
8. 7 September 2012 Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain   Saudi Arabia 1–0 5–0
9. 8 June 2013 Sun Life, Miami Gardens, United States   Haiti 1–0 2–1
10. 14 August 2013 Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador   Ecuador 2–0 2–0
11. 16 November 2013 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea   Equatorial Guinea 1–0 2–1 Friendly (unofficial)[8]
12. 9 October 2015 Estadio Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain   Luxembourg 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
13. 4–0
14. 13 November 2015 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain   England 2–0 2–0 Friendly
15. 15 November 2019 Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain   Malta 2–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

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Villarreal

Arsenal[10]

Al Sadd

Spain[10]

Individual

  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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