*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:53, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
He has spent his entire professional career with Real Sociedad, making over 300 appearances and scoring over 90 goals. He won the 2020 Copa del Rey with the club, scoring in the final.
On 20 September 2015, Oyarzabal scored his first senior goals, scoring twice in a 5–0 away rout of CD Mensajero.[4] He made his first-team and La Liga debut on 25 October, replacing Carlos Vela in the dying minutes of a 4–0 victory at Levante UD.[5]
Oyarzabal scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on 8 February 2016 in a 5–0 away win over RCD Espanyol.[6] Six days later, shortly after having extended his contract until 2021,[7] he scored two goals to help defeat Granada CF 3–0 at the Anoeta Stadium.[8]
Oyarzabal with Real Sociedad, 2018
On 19 August 2016, Oyarzabal again renewed his contract until 2022.[9] He featured in all 38 league matches over the season,[10] as the San Sebastián-based team came sixth and returned to the UEFA Europa League after a two-year absence.
On 5 October 2018, Oyarzabal scored his first goals since May of that year, two penalties in a 3–1 away victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby.[15] Athletic Bilbao had tried to sign him in the summer transfer window, but he had rejected their approach in favour of signing a new contract with Real Sociedad to run until 2024.[16]
In the 2019–20 Copa del Rey, Oyarzabal scored a penalty in each leg of a 3–1 aggregate defeat of CD Mirandés as his team reached the final for the first time since 1988.[17] On 10 July that year, he achieved his 50th goal for the club in a 3–2 home defeat against Granada,[18] and on 3 October while still 23 he scored a penalty in his 200th match in a 3–0 win over Getafe CF.[19]
On 3 April 2021, Oyarzabal scored the only goal of the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey final, also through a penalty, to help Real Sociedad clinch their first in 34 years after beating Athletic Bilbao.[20][21] In March 2022 he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee during a training session, potentially ruling him out for the rest of that year.[22] He returned on 31 December as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win over CA Osasuna,[23] and two weeks later scored his first goal since his recovery to conclude a 3–1 victory against Athletic at the same venue; it was his sixth goal (four from the spot) in 14 games against the rivals.[24]
Oyarzabal was also selected for the Olympic team due to compete in Tokyo in 2021.[33] He scored three times for the runners-up, including once in the 2–1 final loss to Brazil.[34]
In the 2021 UEFA Nations League final against France on 10 October, Oyarzabal scored the opening goal of the match, although Spain ultimately suffered a 2–1 defeat.[35]
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