Ander Astralaga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Astralaga and the second or maternal family name is Aranguren.

Ander Astralaga
Personal information
Full name Ander Astralaga Aranguren
Date of birth (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Berango, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 1
Youth career
2013–2014 Karabigane
2014–2018 Athletic Bilbao
2018–2023 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Barcelona B 27 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U18 6 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:26, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Ander Astralaga Aranguren (born 3 March 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona Atlètic.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Club career

Early career

Born in Berango, Biscay, Basque Country, Astralaga started his career with the Karabigane local club. In 2014, he then moved to Athletic Bilbao's youth academy. In the summer of 2018 Astralaga came to La Masia and joined the U16 team. There he continued to grow and, through the team's youth system, he played his first match for Barça Atlètic against Betis Deportivo on 27 March 2022.

On 28 January 2023[7] Astralaga was for the first time included in the match day squad against Girona FC. In April 2023 he reached an agreement with FC Barcelona to extend his contract until June 2025. In the final game of 2023, on 22 December in Dallas, he made his unofficial senior team debut during a friendly against Club America.

International career

Ander Astralaga has represented Spain at international youth level. On 10 October 2021 he made his debut for Spain U18 against Romania U18. He played a total of six games, before being promoted to the U19 team. On 29 August 2022 Astralaga made his debut for the U19 team against Israel U19 in a friendly, which ended in a 0-0 draw. In his third match for the U19 team on 10 July 2023[8] he played against Norway U19 in the U19 European Championship, which ended in a 0-0 draw.

Personal life

His younger sister Eunate (born 2005) is also a footballer and goalkeeper who was playing for Athletic Club Femenino B and for the Spain women's under-19 team in 2024.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 1 0 — — — 1 0
2022–23 Primera Federación 2 0 — — 1[a] 0 3 0
2023–24 16 0 — — — 16 0
2024–25 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
Barcelona 2024–25 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
  1. ^ Appearance in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ^ "¿Quién es Ander Astralaga?". sport.es.
  2. ^ "Ander Astralaga, el portero vasco del Juvenil que llama a la puerta de Xavi". marca.com.
  3. ^ "Quien es Ander Astralaga y qué planes tiene Xavi con el en Barcelona". elfutbolero.es.
  4. ^ "Ander Astralaga, de Lezama a debutar con el Barça B y entrenar con Xavi". eldesmarque.com.
  5. ^ "El ascenso de Ander Astralaga".
  6. ^ "Onterview with Ander Astralaga". mundodeportivo.com.
  7. ^ "The FC Barcelona squad for the trip to Girona". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ UEFA.com. "Spain-Norway | UEFA Under-19 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ El futuro de la portería de La Roja pasa por Berango [The future of the Roja goal lies with Berango], El Correo, 7 November 2022 (in Spanish) (subscription required)
  10. ^ Ander Astralaga at Soccerway
  11. ^ "FC Barcelona win the Super Cup in a final for the history books (2-5)". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.