5 stars you probably didn’t know played for Real Madrid

The first team Fabinho played for in Europe was Real Madrid
The first team Fabinho played for in Europe was Real Madrid

#1. Saul Niguez

Saul left Real Madrid aged 13
Saul left Real Madrid aged 13

Saul Niguez is the third present Atletico Madrid player in this list but unlike Juanfran and Filipe Luis who played for the Real Madrid B team, Saul left Real at the age of 13.

The Spaniard joined Real Madrid’s youth setup in 2006 aged 11 and played there for two seasons before switching to cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid. He made his debut for the senior team in March 2012 aged 17 years and 108 days in a Europa League match and a year later, he made his La Liga debut.

Saul spent the 2013/14 season on loan at Rayo Vallecano before returning to Atletico and establishing himself as a key first team player. On 7 February 2015, he scored his team’s second goal in an eventual 4-0 win over Real Madrid with a spectacular bicycle kick and wrote his name in the derby folklore.

The 24-year-old Spaniard who has played 15 times for the national team was linked with a return to Real Madrid recently but he said it would be unthinkable for him to cross the divide.

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