Arkaitz Mariezkurrena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arkaitz Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Astigarraga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad B | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2023 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Real Sociedad C | 24 | (8) |
| 2023– | Real Sociedad B | 46 | (5) |
| 2024– | Real Sociedad | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 | |||
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta (born 5 April 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for Real Sociedad B.
Club career
Born in Astigarraga, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Mariezkurrena joined Real Sociedad's youth sides in 2016, aged 11. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 11 December 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 Segunda Federación home loss to Sestao River Club.[1]
Mariezkurrena scored his first senior goal on 29 January 2023, netting the C's third in a 3–1 home win over CD Alfaro. He started to feature with the reserves during the 2023–24 season, before making his first team debut on 21 November 2024, replacing fellow youth graduate Pablo Marín in a 5–0 away routing of FC Jove Español San Vicente, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2]
Mariezkurrena made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 2 March 2025, replacing Ander Barrenetxea in a 4–0 away loss to FC Barcelona.[3]
International career
In 2022, Mariezkurrena received call-ups to the Spain under-17[4] and under-18 teams.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad C | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||||
| Real Sociedad B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | 46 | 5 | |||||
| Real Sociedad | 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | ||
References
- ^ "Mariezkurrena debuta con la Real C" [Mariezkurrena debuts with Real C] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Barrenetxea lidera el trámite" [Barrenetxea leads the procedure] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Mariezkurrena debuta en Liga con el primer equipo" [Mariezkurrena debuts in the League with the first team] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, juvenil de la Real Sociedad, convocado por la selección española sub17" [Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, youth player of Real Sociedad, called up for the Spain national under-17 team] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "El joven potrillo de la Real Sociedad Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, convocado por España sub18" [The young Real Sociedad foal Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, called up by Spain under-18s] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
External links
- Arkaitz Mariezkurrena at BDFutbol
- Arkaitz Mariezkurrena at Soccerway