Arkaitz Mariezkurrena

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Arkaitz Mariezkurrena
Personal information
Full name Arkaitz Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta
Date of birth (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Astigarraga, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad B
Number 20
Youth career
2016–2023 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Real Sociedad C 24 (8)
2023– Real Sociedad B 48 (6)
2024– Real Sociedad 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025

Arkaitz Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta (born 5 April 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for Real Sociedad B.

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Club career

Born in Astigarraga, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Mariezkurrena joined Real Sociedad's youth sides in 2016, aged 11. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 11 December 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 Segunda Federación home loss to Sestao River Club. [1]

Mariezkurrena scored his first senior goal on 29 January 2023, netting the C's third in a 3–1 home win over CD Alfaro. He started to feature with the reserves during the 2023–24 season, before making his first team debut on 21 November 2024, replacing fellow youth graduate Pablo Marín in a 5–0 away routing of FC Jove Español San Vicente, for the campaign's Copa del Rey. [2]

Mariezkurrena made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 2 March 2025, replacing Ander Barrenetxea in a 4–0 away loss to FC Barcelona. [3]

International career

In 2022, Mariezkurrena received call-ups to the Spain under-17 [4] and under-18 teams. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad C 2022–23 Segunda Federación 101101
2023–24 Segunda Federación147147
Total248248
Real Sociedad B 2023–24 Primera Federación 230230
2024–25 Primera Federación235235
Total465465
Real Sociedad 2024–25 La Liga 923000122
Career total79153000008215

    References

    1. "Mariezkurrena debuta con la Real C" [Mariezkurrena debuts with Real C] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
    2. "Barrenetxea lidera el trámite" [Barrenetxea leads the procedure] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
    3. "Mariezkurrena debuta en Liga con el primer equipo" [Mariezkurrena debuts in the League with the first team] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
    4. "Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, juvenil de la Real Sociedad, convocado por la selección española sub17" [Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, youth player of Real Sociedad, called up for the Spain national under-17 team] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
    5. "El joven potrillo de la Real Sociedad Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, convocado por España sub18" [The young Real Sociedad foal Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, called up by Spain under-18s] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.