Andoni Gorosabel
_(gorosabel).jpg) Gorosabel with Real Sociedad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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 | 37 | (1) |
| 2024– | Athletic Bilbao | 44 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Basque Country[2] | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
Club career
[edit]Real Sociedad
[edit]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]
Alavés
[edit]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.
Athletic Bilbao
[edit]On 19 June 2024, Athletic Bilbao announced the signing of Gorosabel on a four-year contract.[13]
International career
[edit]Gorosabel was called up to the Basque Country national team for a friendly match against Palestine on 15 November 2025.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2017–18 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 0 | ||
| Alavés | 2023–24 | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2024–25 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 246 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 301 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Real Sociedad
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sanse profile: Andoni Gorosabel". Real Sociedad de Fútbol. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Mondragón, una 'fábrica' de defensas txuriurdines" [Mondragón, a 'factory' of txuriurdin defenders] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Gorosabel, fiabilidad criada en la UDA" [Gorosabel, reliability raised at UDA] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "El Sanse al completo, en acción" [Sanse completed, up and running] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Tena y Gorosabel, cedidos al Real Unión" [Tena and Gorosabel, loaned to Real Unión] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Renueva con la Real" [Renews with Real] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Levante 3–0 Real Sociedad: Chema anota el gol de la jornada" [Levante 3–0 Real Sociedad: Chema scores the goal of the round] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "La Real Sociedad renueva a Andoni Gorosabel hasta 2021" [Real Sociedad renew Andoni Gorosabel until 2021] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Gorosabel: "Soy lateral y lo primero es defender, aunque me gusta jugar al ataque"" [Gorosabel: "I am a full back and the main goal is to defend, but I like going forward"] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Gorosabel expresa su deseo tras cumplir 100 partidos con la Real" [Gorosabel expresses his wish after completing 100 games with Real] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "Andoni Gorosabel, seguridad y experiencia para la defensa del Deportivo Alavés" [Andoni Gorosabel, safeness and experience for the defense of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ "Andoni Gorosabel joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jagoba Arrasatek deialdia iragarri du" [Jagoba Arrasate announces the call] (in Basque). Basque Football Federation. 7 November 2025.
- ↑ Andoni Gorosabel at BDFutbol
- ↑ "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Real Sociedad website
- Andoni Gorosabel at BDFutbol
- Andoni Gorosabel at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Mondragón
- Footballers from Gipuzkoa
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Sociedad C footballers
- SD Beasain footballers
- Real Unión footballers
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Basque Country men's international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
