Midfielder
Born: Elche, Spain - 21 Nov 1994
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 12st 0lbs
Previous Club:  Atletico Madrid
International: Spain
Signing Date: 31 August 2021 (Loan from Atletico Madrid)
Chelsea Appearances
Chelsea Goals Scored

Saúl moved to Real Madrid at the age of 11 before switching to cross-city rivals Atlético in 2008. He made his senior debut in 2010–11, appearing with the reserves in the third division, and his first goal came in a 3–1 away win against Extremadura UD on 10 April 2011, his only of the season in an eventual midtable finish.

In the summer of 2011, Saúl joined the Atlético main squad for pre-season training. On 10 July, he netted twice in a 19–1 friendly win over CD Arcángel.

On 8 March 2012, at the age of just 17 years and 108 days, Saúl made his official debut with the Colchoneros first team, playing the last six minutes in a UEFA Europa League game against Beşiktaş JK (3–1 home win, 6–1 on aggregate). His second appearance came on 20 September, again as a substitute and in the Europa League, this time against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC; three days later, he scored both goals for Atlético B in a 2–1 away derby win over Real Madrid C.

Saúl made his La Liga debut on 21 April 2013, playing two minutes in a 1–0 success at Sevilla FC after replacing fellow youth graduate Koke. Again from the bench, he appeared in his second league match with the main squad on 4 May, against Deportivo de La Coruña (0–0).

On 21 July 2013, Saúl signed with Rayo Vallecano in a season-long loan deal. After returning, he featured in both legs of the 2014 Supercopa de España in which Atlético defeated Real Madrid, starting in the first match.

In a Madrid derby on 7 February 2015, Saúl replaced the injured Koke after ten minutes, and scored his team's second goal shortly after through a bicycle kick, in an eventual 4–0 win. From the 2015–16 campaign onwards, after the departure of Mario Suárez and the injury of Tiago Mendes, he became a nuclear midfield element for the Diego Simeone-led team.

On 27 April 2016, Saúl played 85 minutes in the first leg of the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League against FC Bayern Munich, and also scored the only goal at the Vicente Calderón Stadium after an individual effort. Starting in the final with Real Madrid, he played the entire 120 minutes and successfully converted his penalty shootout attempt, in a 5–3 loss. The following 18 April, in the same competition but in the last-eight stage, he netted through a rare header to help to a 1–1 draw at Leicester City (2–1 aggregate triumph); also in that month, in an interview given to Diario AS, he admitted to having played for "two seasons" under extremely painful circumstances.

On 1 July 2017, Saúl signed a new nine-year contract. He made nine appearances in the campaign's Europa League, scoring three goals for the eventual champions.

Saúl started his 250th match for the club on 18 August 2019, in a win over Getafe CF. In the season's Supercopa de España final against Real Madrid, ended 0–0 after extra time, both he and Thomas Partey missed their shoot-out attempts in a 4–1 defeat.

On 18 February 2020, Saúl scored from close range in the fourth minute of the Champions League's round-of-16 first leg – his tenth goal in the competition – against defending champions Liverpool to ensure a 1–0 home win for the hosts. He also featured in the second leg at Anfield, playing the entire 3–2 extra-time victory.

On 30 June 2020, Saúl netted twice from penalties in a 2–2 draw away to FC Barcelona, as Atlético managed that number of goals against that opposition in a league match for the first time under Simeone.

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