Andoni Gorosabel

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

Andoni Gorosabel
Gorosabel with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Andoni Gorosabel Espinosa
Date of birth (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Arrasate, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) 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 7 (0)
International career‡
2024– Basque Country[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025
‡ 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.

Club career

Real Sociedad

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

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

On 19 June 2024, Athletic Bilbao announced the signing of Gorosabel on a four-year contract.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 January 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental 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
Alaves 2023-24 La Liga 36 1 1 0 – – 37 1
Athletic Bilbao 2024–25 La Liga 8 0 1 0 5[b] 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 210 3 14 0 24 0 3 0 251 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

Honours

Real Sociedad

References

  1. ^ "Sanse profile: Andoni Gorosabel". Real Sociedad de Fútbol. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Mondragón, una 'fábrica' de defensas txuriurdines" [Mondragón, a 'factory' of txuriurdin defenders] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Gorosabel, fiabilidad criada en la UDA" [Gorosabel, reliability raised at UDA] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "El Sanse al completo, en acción" [Sanse completed, up and running] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Renueva con la Real" [Renews with Real] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Andoni Gorosabel joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ^ Andoni Gorosabel at BDFutbol
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.