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Gorka Guruzeta

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

Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez (born 12 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

Gorka Guruzeta
Personal information
Full name Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2010 Antiguoko
2010–2013 Vasconia Donostia
2013–2014 Antiguoko
2014–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Basconia 47 (16)
2015–2020 Bilbao Athletic 93 (29)
2018–2019 Athletic Bilbao 6 (0)
2020–2021 Sabadell 39 (3)
2021–2022 Amorebieta 37 (13)
2022– Athletic Bilbao 60 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Guruzeta joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2014, from Antiguoko KE.[1][2] He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2014–15 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 18 December 2015, profiting from the injury of Asier Villalibre, Guruzeta was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División.[3] He made his professional debut three days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo.[4]

Guruzeta made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 27 August 2018, replacing Markel Susaeta late into a 2–2 home draw against SD Huesca; he went on to appear in eight more league and Copa del Rey matches during the campaign, with one goal in a cup fixture away to Sevilla FC (Athletic won on the night but lost the tie on aggregate).[5] In April 2019, back playing for the B-team in the third tier, he suffered a serious injury, rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.[6] He made a successful recovery but did not play again for the first team.

On 1 September 2020, Guruzeta terminated his contract with the Lions, and signed a three-year contract with second division newcomers CE Sabadell FC just hours later,[7] with Athletic retaining an option until 2022 to buy him back.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 22 November, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home success over UD Las Palmas. On 16 July 2021, after suffering relegation, Guruzeta signed for SD Amorebieta.[9]

On July 3, 2022, he returned to Athletic Club, signing a two-year contract.[10] On August 29, he scored a brace in the thrashing of Cádiz CF at the Nuevo Mirandilla (0-4).[11] On November 4, he scored his third goal of the season, at Montilivi against Girona (2-1),[12] which made him the player with the best goalscoring average in the top five leagues.[13] Four days later, in his first start, he scored a brace against Real Valladolid at San Mamés (3-0).[14] On March 17, 2023, he scored against Real Valladolid at the Estadio José Zorrilla (1-3).[15]

On August 19, 2023, he scored the second goal in the victory against Osasuna (0-2).[16] A week later he scored the comeback goal, at San Mamés, against Real Betis (4-2) on the stroke of half-time.[17] On September 16, he put the Rojiblancos ahead in the thrashing of Cádiz (3-0).[18] On October 6, he scored the first goal in the victory against UD Almería (3-0).[19] On November 10, he scored a brace in the victory against Celta Vigo (4-3).[20][21] On December 2, he opened the scoring in the thrashing of Rayo Vallecano (4-0).[22] On December 16, he scored in the victory against Atlético de Madrid (2-0).[23] On January 24, 2024, he scored after 36 seconds, at San Mamés, in the victory against FC Barcelona (4-2) in the Copa quarterfinals.[24][25] On February 2, he scored his tenth goal of the season in the thrashing of RCD Mallorca (4-0).[26] On February 20, he renewed his contract with the Bilbao club until 2028.[27][28] On February 29, he scored the third goal against Atlético de Madrid in the Copa semi-final second leg.[29] On March 10, he scored his eleventh league goal, at the Estadio de Gran Canaria, in the victory against UD Las Palmas (0-2).[30][31] A week later he scored a brace in the victory against Deportivo Alavés (2-0).[32][33] On April 6, he started in the Copa final against RCD Mallorca (1-1), in which they were champions in the penalty shootout.[34][35]

Personal life edit

Guruzeta's father, Xabier, was also a footballer; a central defender, he mainly represented Real Sociedad during his career.[36][37] His younger brother Jon, who plays as a right winger,[38] also began his career at Antiguoko before agreeing to join Athletic Bilbao's cantera in 2018.[39]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 19 April 2024[40][41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2015–16 Tercera Federación 22 6 – – 22 6
2016–17 25 10 – – 25 10
Total 47 16 – – 47 16
Bilbao Athletic 2015–16 Segunda División 5 0 – – 5 0
2016–17 Segunda División B 32 7 – – 32 7
2017–18 37 16 – 2[a] 2 39 18
2018–19 6 1 – – 6 1
2019–20 13 5 – 1[a] 0 13 5
Total 93 29 – 3 2 96 31
Athletic Bilbao 2018–19 La Liga 6 0 3 0 – 9 0
Sabadell 2020–21 Segunda División 39 3 1 0 – 40 3
Amorebieta 2021–22 Segunda División 37 13 1 0 – 38 13
Athletic Bilbao 2022–23 La Liga 30 6 7 0 – 37 6
2023–24 30 14 4 2 – 34 16
Total 60 20 11 2 – 71 22
Career total 282 81 16 2 3 2 301 85
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours edit

Athletic Bilbao

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "El Athletic se lleva un juvenil del Antiguoko" [Athletic takes another youth player from Antiguoko] (in Spanish). Gipuzkoa Futbol. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ "New additions to Basconia". Athletic's official website. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Guruzeta da el salto del Basconia al Bilbao Athletic" [Guruzeta 'jumps' from Basconia to Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). Deia. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "No cumplen sus objetivos" [They fail to complete their objectives] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Club: Bilbao Comeback Fell Short as Sevilla Reach Copa del Rey Quarterfinals". SoccerNews.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Gorka Guruzeta's injury". Athletic Bilbao. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Gorka Guruzeta será el delantero del Sabadell tres temporadas" [Gorka Guruzeta will be the forward of Sabadell for three seasons] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Termination of Gorka Guruzeta's contract". Athletic Bilbao. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Gorka Guruzeta refuerza el ataque de los azules" [Gorka Guruzeta bolsters the attack of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "El Athletic ficha a Guruzeta". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "0-4: El Athletic golea a un Cádiz que sigue sin ver puerta". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  12. ^ Beltrán, Javier R. (4 November 2022). "Guruzeta: "Sigo trabajando para tener estas oportunidades"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  13. ^ Herrán, Alfonso (5 November 2022). "Hay un dato que pone a Guruzeta por delante de Haaland". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Aquí hay delantero". MARCA (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  15. ^ Herrán, Alfonso (18 March 2023). "Guruzeta se reencuentra con el gol". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  16. ^ "El Athletic recupera costumbres en El Sadar". MARCA (in Spanish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Tres partidos en uno". MARCA (in Spanish). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  18. ^ "El Athletic disfruta de un buen ariete". MARCA (in Spanish). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Guruzeta marca su cuarto gol de la temporada". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Berenguer se sube a la montaña rusa en el 98' y de penalti". MARCA (in Spanish). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  21. ^ Aramendia, Arkaitz (12 November 2023). "El crecimiento de Gorka Guruzeta". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  22. ^ "El Athletic rebosa felicidad". MARCA (in Spanish). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Guruzeta coge carrerilla en el Athletic". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  24. ^ "El viaje de Iñaki mereció la pena". MARCA (in Spanish). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  25. ^ Lazcano, Javier Ortiz de (24 January 2024). "manclub". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Yuri adorna a los leones". MARCA (in Spanish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Guruzeta renueva con el Athletic hasta 2028". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Guruzeta renueva hasta 2028". MARCA (in Spanish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  29. ^ "El Athletic pasa por encima del Atlético de Madrid y sella su billete para la final de Sevilla". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Guruzeta: "Me ha costado más que a jóvenes como Nico"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  31. ^ "El Athletic quiere la Champions". MARCA (in Spanish). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  32. ^ "El Athletic duerme en Champions". MARCA (in Spanish). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  33. ^ "Guruzeta se apunta al Zarra". MARCA (in Spanish). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  34. ^ "El Athletic cantó la 'cuarenta'". MARCA (in Spanish). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  35. ^ Simón, José Manuel (7 April 2024). "Esto también es filosofía Athletic: el detalle de Gorka Guruzeta con Peru Nolaskoain en la celebración del título de Copa". ElDesmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  36. ^ "El club confirma los fichajes de Mikel Vesga y Ander Aldai" [The club confirms the signings of Mikel Vesga and Ander Aldai] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  37. ^ "Guruzeta: Xabier Guruzeta Aizpún". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  38. ^ "Guruzeta: Jon Guruzeta Rodríguez". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  39. ^ "El Athletic ficha al juvenil Jon Guruzeta que rechazó a la Real" [Athletic signs the youth Jon Guruzeta who rejected Real]. El Correo (in Spanish). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  40. ^ Gorka Guruzeta at BDFutbol
  41. ^ Gorka Guruzeta at WorldFootball.net
  42. ^ Reinoso del Real, Mario (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS.

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