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Santiago Cazorla González is a Spanish former professional footballer. Cazorla operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but also played as a winger, central midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker.
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sports · Spanish footballer (born 1984) · association football player · also Santi Cazorla, Santiago Cazorla González, Santiago Cazorla Gonzalez, Cazorla
Born 13 December 1984 · Q185225
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Yahoo Canada Sports: Santi Cazorla finally got the message every Arsenal fan wanted to give him
Yahoo! Sports: Santi Cazorla recalls severe injury: 'I had gangrene in an 11cm area of my foot'
The New York Times: Santi Cazorla helps Real Oviedo earn promotion to La Liga for first time in 24 years with play-off victory
Won: Segunda División play-offs with Real Oviedo (2025).
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Yahoo! Sports: Arsenal icon Santi Cazorla finally achieves boyhood dream 5 days from 40th birthday
Played for Real Oviedo (2023–2026) — 84 appearances, 3 goals.
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Won: Qatar Stars League with Al Sadd (2021–22).
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Won award: Qatar Stars League Best Player Award (2020–21).
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Won: Qatar Stars League with Al Sadd (2020–21).
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Won: Qatar Cup with Al Sadd (2021).
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Won: Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Sadd (2021).
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Won the Spanish La Liga Team of the Season with Villarreal (2019-2020).
Won: Qatari Stars Cup with Al Sadd (2019–20).
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Won: Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Sadd (2020).
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Won award: Qatar Stars League Player of the Month (October 2020).
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Played for Al Sadd Sports Club (2020–2023) — 55 appearances, 23 goals.
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Voiced his desire to return to Arsenal for a farewell match
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Played for Villarreal CF (2018–2020) — 70 appearances, 15 goals.
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Joined Villarreal in 2018.
Cazorla returned to Villarreal; in his two seasons, he recorded his highest appearance, league goals and assist count since 2015
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When the skin was needed for use as a graft over his infected right heel
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Or 2017 due to further long-term injury problems
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Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2014-2015).
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2015).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Month (January 2015).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2014–15).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2015).
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Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2013-2014).
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2014).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Month (December 2014).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2014).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2013–14).
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Won award: Arsenal Player of the Season (2012–13).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Spain (2012).
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Joined Arsenal in 2012.
Returned in 2023 on the lowest financial contract possible as to help the club
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (2012–2018) — 129 appearances, 25 goals.
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Cazorla moved to 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
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Joined Malaga in 2011.
Played for Málaga CF (2011–2012) — 38 appearances, 9 goals.
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Spain (2008).
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Played for Spain men's national football team (2008–2019) — 81 appearances, 15 goals.
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Won award: Spain's Player of the Year (2006–07).
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Also a lifelong fan of local club Real Oviedo
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He is the son of Jose Manuel Cazorla, an ambulance driver who died in 2007, also a lifelong fan of local club Real Oviedo.
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Joined Villarreal in 2007.
Played for Villarreal CF (2007–2011) — 127 appearances, 23 goals.
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Joined Recreativo in 2006.
Played for Recreativo de Huelva (2006–2007) — 34 appearances, 7 goals.
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Won: UEFA Intertoto Cup with Villarreal (2004).
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Played for Spain national under-21 association football team (2004–2006) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Villarreal CF (2003–2006) — 54 appearances, 2 goals.
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After impressing as a youngster with Oviedo, his hometown club, where he was forced to leave due to Oviedo's poor financial situation
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Played for Villarreal CF B (2003–2004) — 40 appearances, 4 goals.
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Born 1984-12-13.
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