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Santi Cazorla

Experienced headOviedo · 41 yrs

Profile

Full nameSantiago Cazorla González
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age41
Date of birth13 Dec 1984
BirthplaceLugo de Llanera
Height168 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubOviedo
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
28
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
940
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oviedo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Oviedo's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences and 1 suspension (ankle, rest). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga28019406.76

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

Santi Cazorla is a 41-year-old attacking midfielder at Oviedo, rated 10.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 389th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cazorla.

Judged on this season alone, Cazorla graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 53 of the 53 attacking midfielders in the La Liga, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 28 appearances (0.096 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 53rd of 53 of the 53 attacking midfielders in the La Liga. At 41 Cazorla is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Cazorla missed 5 games through injury and 1 suspension (ankle, rest) out of roughly 38 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential53rd of 53 attacking midfielders · La LigaCurrent season49th of 53 attacking midfielders · La Liga49th-best attacking midfielder in the La Liga389th in the La Liga · potential53rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the La Liga
10.3
Ratingi
53rd of 53 attacking midfielders
5.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.6%
Minutes
limited game time
0.1
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Oviedo finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

0
Goals
1
Assists
1
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 28 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.1 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 41, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.3, Cazorla carries the 53rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the La Liga of 53, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oviedo finished 20th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.1 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.