Gorka Guruzeta

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guruzeta and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Gorka Guruzeta
Personal information
Full name Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 30
Youth career
Antiguoko
2014–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Basconia 47 (16)
2015– Bilbao Athletic 82 (25)
2018– Athletic Bilbao 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019

Club career

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. 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.[5]

Personal life

Guruzeta's father, Xabier, was also a footballer; a central defender, he mainly represented Real Sociedad during his career.[6][7] His younger brother Jon, who plays as a right winger, also began his career at Antiguoko before agreeing to join Athletic Bilbao's cantera in 2018.[8]

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References
  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. "Gorka Guruzeta's injury". Athletic Bilbao. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "Guruzeta: Xabier Guruzeta Aizpún". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. "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.
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