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Gorka Santamaría
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Santamaría Nos
Date of birth	3 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Unionistas
Number	22
Youth career
2005–2013	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Basconia
2014–2017	Bilbao Athletic
2016–2017	→ Cádiz (loan)
2017–2018	Recreativo
2018–2019	Sporting B
2019–2022	Badajoz
2022–2023	Deportivo La Coruña
2023	Badajoz
2023–2024	Gimnàstic
2024–	Unionistas
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Gorka Santamaría Nos (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Unionistas de Salamanca CF.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Santamaría joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2005, aged ten. He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 26 May 2014, after scoring 20 goals for Basconia, Santamaría was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[1] He was also the club's topscorer during the season with 18 goals in 40 appearances, as the B-side returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.^[2]

Santamaría made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.^[3] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 6 September, netting his team's first in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca.

On 20 July 2016, Santamaría was loaned to Cádiz CF in the second level, for one year.^[4] After being rarely used, he terminated his contract with Athletic on 30 August 2017 and immediately joined Recreativo de Huelva, with his former team retaining an option to reacquire him at the end of the season.^[5]^[6]

On 6 July 2018, Santamaría signed a one-year contract with another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B also in the third division.^[7] On 3 July 2019, he joined fellow league team CD Badajoz.^[8]

On 21 June 2022, after scoring 15 goals for the Blanquinegros in the previous campaign, Santamaría agreed to a one-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in Primera Federación.^[9] He returned to his previous club the following 12 January, after 14 goalless matches,^[10] but was unable to prevent their relegation.

On 26 June 2023, Santamaría signed a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in division three.^[11] On 27 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Unionistas de Salamanca CF.^[12]

Personal life

Santamaría has two brothers who are also footballers. His identical twin Ander Santamaría [eu] is a defender,^[13] while their older brother Josu Santamaría [eu] is also a striker.^[14] Both were also groomed at Athletic.^[15]^[16]^[17]

References

^ "Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic's official website. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "El Bilbao Athletic, a Segunda 19 años después y el Cádiz tendrá que esperar" [Bilbao Athletic, into Segunda 19 years later and Cadiz will have to wait] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "El que la sigue, la consigue" [The one that follows it, gets it] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Gorka Santamaría llega cedido por el Athletic Club" [Gorka Santamaría arrives on loan from Athletic Club] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^ "Gorka Santamaria contract rescinded". Athletic Bilbao. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Gorka Santamaría se compromete con el Decano" [Gorka Santamaría signs with the Dean] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "El Sporting B se hace con los servicios de Gorka Santamaría" [Sporting B get the services of Gorka Santamaría] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "El CD Badajoz ficha al delantero Gorka Santamaría del Sporting de Gijón B" [CD Badajoz sign the forward Gorka Santamaría from Sporting de Gijón B]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Gorka Santamaría, primer fichaje del Dépor 22-23" [Gorka Santamaría, first signing of Dépor 22-23] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Gorka Santamaría vuelve al Badajoz" [Gorka Santamaría returns to Badajoz] (in Spanish). Canal Extremadura Televisión. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Gorka Santamaría reforça la davantera grana" [Gorka Santamaría bolsters the grana forward lines] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "INCORPORACIÓN | El delantero Gorka Santamaría se convierte en el 18º jugador de la plantilla" [SIGNING | Forward Gorka Santamaría becomes the 18th player of the squad] (in Spanish). Unionistas ed Salamanca CF. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "Gorka Santamaría se reivindica con su pegada" [Gorka Santamaría reivindicates himself with his power] (in Spanish). Deia. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Santamaría: Josu Santamaría Nos". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "Ander Santamaría". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "Josu Santamaría". Athletic's official website. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Gorka Santamaría, el killer juvenil" [Gorka Santamaría, the juvenile assassin] (in Spanish). La Cantera De Lezama. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2017.