spanish football player
Oyarzabal and the second or maternal family name is Ugarte. In this spanish diagnose, the beginning or paternal surname isand the second or maternal syndicate identify is Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte ( born 21 April 1997 ) is a spanish professional football player who plays as a left winger or forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team. He has spent his entire professional career with Real Sociedad, making over 250 appearances and scoring over 70 goals. He won the 2020 Copa del Rey with the club, scoring in the final examination.

Oyarzabal made his broad debut for the spanish national team in 2016, representing the side at UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Oyarzabal joined Real Sociedad ‘s young apparatus in 2011, aged 14. [ 2 ] While still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 November 2014, coming on as a second-half ersatz in a 3–2 away win against SD Amorebieta for the Segunda División B. [ 3 ] On 20 September 2015, Oyarzabal scored his first aged goals, scoring doubly in a 5–0 away rout of compact disk Mensajero. [ 4 ] He made his first-team and La Liga debut on 25 October, replacing Carlos Vela in the dying minutes of a 4–0 victory at Levante UD. [ 5 ] Oyarzabal scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on 8 February 2016 in a 5–0 away win over RCD Espanyol. [ 6 ] Six days belated, curtly after having extended his contract until 2021, [ 7 ] he scored two goals to help defeat Granada CF 3–0 at the Anoeta Stadium. [ 8 ]
Oyarzabal with Real Sociedad, 2018 On 19 August 2016, Oyarzabal again renewed his sign until 2022. [ 9 ] He featured in all 38 league matches over the season, [ 10 ] as the San Sebastián -based team came sixth and returned to the UEFA Europa League after a biennial absence. Oyarzabal made his european debut on 19 October 2017, scoring in a 6–0 thrash of Macedonia ‘s FK Vardar in the Europa League group stage ; [ 11 ] his team made it to the last 32, with him scoring an own finish in a 4–3 aggregate loss to FC Red Bull Salzburg. [ 12 ] On the domestic front man he scored 12 goals, [ 13 ] including two in a 5–0 gain against Girona FC on 8 April 2018. [ 14 ] On 5 October 2018, Oyarzabal scored his foremost goals since May of that year, two penalties in a 3–1 away victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Basque bowler hat. [ 15 ] Athletic Bilbao had tried to sign him in the summer remove window, but he had rejected their set about in favor of signing a new contract with Real Sociedad to run until 2024. [ 16 ] In the 2019–20 Copa del Rey, Oyarzabal scored a penalty in each peg of a 3–1 aggregate get the better of of CD Mirandés as his team reached the concluding for the foremost clock time since 1988. [ 17 ] On 10 July that year, he achieved his fiftieth goal for the clubhouse in a 3–2 home frustration against Granada, [ 18 ] and on 3 October while distillery 23 he scored a punishment in his two-hundredth equal in a 3–0 gain over Getafe CF. [ 19 ] On 3 April 2021, Oyarzabal scored the only goal of the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey Final, besides through a penalty, to help Real Sociedad clinch their inaugural in 34 years after beating acrobatic Bilbao. [ 20 ] [ 21 ]

International career [edit ]

Spain [edit ]

Oyarzabal represented Spain at under-18, [ 22 ] under-19 and under-21 levels. [ 23 ] On 17 May 2016, aged 19, he was called up to the full moon police squad for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ 24 ] Twelve days late, he replaced Nolito ( who had scored ) at the hour notice of the 3–1 winnings. [ 25 ]

On 10 June 2019, Oyarzabal scored his first finish, in a 3–0 victory over Sweden in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers. [ 26 ] In May 2021, he was included in Luis Enrique ‘s 24-man squad for the finals. [ 27 ] As a late substitute, he scored the concluding goal of a 5–3 extra time win against Croatia in the last 16. [ 28 ] In the follow round, he scored the last attack of a penalty gunfight frustration of Switzerland ( 1–1 after 120 minutes ). [ 29 ] Oyarzabal was besides selected for the Olympic team due to compete in Tokyo in 2021. [ 30 ] He scored three times for the runner-up, including once in the 2–1 concluding loss to Brazil. [ 31 ] In the 2021 UEFA Nations League Final against France on 10 October, Oyarzabal scored the open goal of the match, although Spain ultimately suffered a 2–1 kill. [ 32 ]

Basque Country [edit ]

Oyarzabal has besides featured for the unofficial Basque national team, scoring on his debut to cap a 3–1 gain over Tunisia at the San Mamés Stadium on 30 December 2016. [ 33 ]

personal life [edit ]

Oyarzabal combined his early professional career with studying for a Business degree at the University of Deusto. [ 10 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 3 October 2021[34]

International [edit ]

As of match played 10 October 2021[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2016 1 0
2019 6 2
2020 4 2
2021 10 2
Total 21 6
As of match played 10 October 2021. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Oyarzabal goal.[35]

Honours [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

Real Sociedad

International [edit ]

Spain U21
Spain U23
Spain

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]