PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
Santi Cazorla.
Not recorded · Spain
TM 15799 · Retired 02 Jul 2026Age today41
Recorded moves13
Peak recorded value€30.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Santiago Cazorla González
- Born
- 13 Dec 1984
- Nationality
- Spain
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- both
- Height
- 168
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Kazincbarcikai SCLast recorded move · 02 Jul 2026
- Real OviedoLast recorded move · 02 Jul 2026
- Al-Sadd SCLast recorded move · 16 Aug 2023
- Villarreal CFLast recorded move · 03 Aug 2020
- Arsenal FCLast recorded move · 06 Aug 2018
- Málaga CFLast recorded move · 07 Aug 2012
- Recreativo HuelvaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- Villarreal CF BLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
- Real Oviedo U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2003
- Real Oviedo YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2001
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2026 | 41 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 05 Jun 2026 | 41 | Real Oviedo | €200k |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 40 | Real Oviedo | €200k |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 40 | Real Oviedo | €200k |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 40 | Real Oviedo | €300k |
| 24 Jun 2024 | 39 | Real Oviedo | €300k |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 39 | Real Oviedo | €300k |
| 30 May 2023 | 38 | Al-Sadd SC | €500k |
| 10 Nov 2022 | 37 | Al-Sadd SC | €700k |
| 25 May 2022 | 37 | Al-Sadd SC | €1.00m |
| 10 Jan 2022 | 37 | Al-Sadd SC | €1.00m |
| 13 Aug 2021 | 36 | Al-Sadd SC | €2.00m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | 36 | Al-Sadd SC | €2.25m |
| 20 Jul 2020 | 35 | Villarreal CF | €2.50m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 35 | Villarreal CF | €3.20m |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 35 | Villarreal CF | €4.00m |
| 11 Jun 2019 | 34 | Villarreal CF | €4.00m |
| 21 Dec 2018 | 34 | Villarreal CF | €2.50m |
| 28 May 2018 | 33 | Arsenal FC | €2.50m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 33 | Arsenal FC | €5.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 32 | Arsenal FC | €12.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 32 | Arsenal FC | €18.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 31 | Arsenal FC | €20.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 31 | Arsenal FC | €24.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 30 | Arsenal FC | €26.00m |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 30 | Arsenal FC | €26.00m |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €26.00m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €30.00m |
| 02 Jul 2013 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €30.00m |
| 28 Jan 2013 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €25.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2026 | Real Oviedo | Kazincbarcikai SC | Not recorded | — |
| 02 Jul 2026 | Real Oviedo | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 16 Aug 2023 | Al-Sadd SC | Real Oviedo | Transfer | Free |
| 16 Aug 2023 | Al-Sadd SC | Real Oviedo | Not recorded | — |
| 03 Aug 2020 | Villarreal CF | Al-Sadd SC | Transfer | Free |
| 06 Aug 2018 | Arsenal FC | Villarreal CF | Transfer | Free |
| 07 Aug 2012 | Málaga CF | Arsenal FC | Transfer | €19.00m |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Villarreal CF | Málaga CF | Transfer | €23.00m |
| 01 Jul 2007 | Recreativo Huelva | Villarreal CF | Transfer | €1.20m |
| 07 Jul 2006 | Villarreal CF | Recreativo Huelva | Transfer | €400k |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Villarreal CF B | Villarreal CF | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2003 | Real Oviedo U19 | Villarreal CF B | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2001 | Real Oviedo Youth | Real Oviedo U19 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.