Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andoni Gorosabel Espinosa | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Arrasate, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Aretxabaleta | ||
2010–2014 | Real Sociedad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Real Sociedad C | 34 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Beasain (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Real Unión (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Real Sociedad B | 23 | (1) |
2017–2023 | Real Sociedad | 114 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Alavés | 36 | (1) |
2024– | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Basque Country [2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 |
Andoni Gorosabel Espinosa (born 4 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
Born in Arrasate, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, [3] Gorosabel represented UD Aretxabaleta and Real Sociedad as a youth, appearing in the UEFA Youth League in 2013. [4] On 11 July 2014, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to SD Beasain in Tercera División, [5] making his senior debut during the season.
Upon returning, Gorosabel was assigned to farm team Berio FT, also in the fourth tier. On 9 July 2016, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Real Unión for one year. [6]
On 16 June 2017, Gorosabel renewed his Real Sociedad contract until 2019 and was promoted to the reserves, also competing in the third level. [7] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 21 September, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Levante UD. [8]
On 5 December 2017, Gorosabel renewed his contract until 2021, [9] and spent the remainder of the campaign as a second-choice to Álvaro Odriozola, overtaking longtime incumbent Carlos Martínez. In July 2018, as both Odriozola and Martínez left, he was definitely promoted to the main squad. [10]
In March 2022, he reached the milestone of 100 appearances for Real Sociedad. [11]
On 11 August 2023, Gorosabel signed a one-year deal with Deportivo Alavés, newly-promoted to the top tier. [12] A regular starter for the club, he scored his first professional goal on 10 March 2024, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Rayo Vallecano.
On 19 June 2024, Athletic Bilbao announced the signing of Gorosabel on a four-year contract. [13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Unión (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Real Sociedad B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Real Sociedad | 2017–18 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
Total | 114 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 0 | ||
Alaves | 2023-24 | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 1 |
Career total | 202 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 3 |
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