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Santiago Cazorla González

Santiago Cazorla González

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Santi Cazorla, a former Yellows Academy player, made his debut with the first team on 30th November against RC Deportivo de La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium.

The talented midfielder has 78 caps for Spain. With the Spanish national team, Cazorla played in the 2014 World Cup, the 2008 and 2012 European Championships (both of which Spain won with Cazorla as a key player for the team), and the 2009 and 2013 Confederations Cup. Throughout his professional career, Santi Cazorla has played for several teams including Villarreal CF, Recreativo de Huelva, Málaga CF, and Arsenal FC, where he played for the six seasons.

At the outset of 2016–17 Cazorla was once again an important player for Arsenal, making 11 appearances and scoring twice, before he injured his right Achilles tendon during a Champions League fixture against Ludogorets Razgrad on 19 October 2016, sustaining the injury from a challenge while providing an assist for a Mesut Özil goal in the 6–0 victory. Standard rehabilitation did not prove effective and in December it was confirmed that he would require surgery. He eventually endured eight operations on the problem (the ankle originally having been damaged playing for Spain in 2013), and contracted gas gangrene caused by Clostridium tetani on the affected area with the infection 'eating' part of the tendon. It had been feared that he could be unable to walk again or could even lose the affected leg. The condition required antibiotic treatment and a skin graft, with the skin sourced from Cazorla's left forearm where a tattoo of his daughter's name had featured. He temporarily relocated to Salamanca to complete a further recovery program, with the aim of returning to play football in 2018; After further operations, however, this was revised to 2019.

With his contract ending at the end of the 2017–18 season, it was announced that Cazorla would be leaving Arsenal.

A hard-working, versatile, and highly technical two-footed player, Cazorla primarily operates as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch, as a central midfielder, or even as a deep-lying playmaker. In his prime, his main traits were his speed, creativity, shooting accuracy – in particular from outside the box –, capacity to change the rhythm of gameplay in midfield, crossing ability, and passing, which allowed him to set the tempo and dictate play in midfield, or cut inside from the flank, link-up with team-mates, make runs into the penalty area, and either create chances or score goals. A diminutive player, he also possessed excellent close control, a low center of gravity, and quick feet, as well as his dribbling skills, which allowed him to retain the ball in tight spaces. He is also accurate from set-pieces. Despite his ability, however, he has often struggled with injuries throughout his career.

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  • Date of Birth
    Dec 13, 1984
  • Position
  • Weight
    65 kg
  • Height
    1.65 m

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