Álvaro Odriozola

Spanish footballer (born 1995)

Álvaro Odriozola
Odriozola with Real Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Odriozola Arzalluz[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number 2
Youth career
Marianistas
2006–2014 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Real Sociedad B 86 (3)
2017–2018 Real Sociedad 50 (0)
2018–2023 Real Madrid 34 (2)
2020 → Bayern Munich (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 → Fiorentina (loan) 25 (1)
2023– Real Sociedad 4 (0)
International career
2017 Spain U21 3 (0)
2017–2018 Spain 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2018

Álvaro Odriozola Arzalluz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo oðɾjoˈθola]; born 14 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad.[3]

Club career

Real Sociedad

Odriozola with Real Sociedad in 2017

Born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Odriozola joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2006, at the age of ten.[4] On 1 September 2013 he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 3–0 Segunda División B away loss against UD Las Palmas Atlético,[5] and in the same month made the first of several appearances in the UEFA Youth League.[6][7]

Odriozola was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2014–15 season, and scored his first goal on 6 September 2014 by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against Real Unión.[8] On 25 February 2016, he renewed his contract with Sanse until 2018.[9]

On 16 January 2017, as both Carlos Martínez and Joseba Zaldúa were injured, Odriozola made his first-team – and La Liga – debut by starting in a 2–0 away win against Málaga CF.[10] Up to the end of the campaign, he played in a further 16 competitive matches.[11]

Odriozola renewed his contract until 2022 on 10 June 2017, and was definitively promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2017–18 season, quickly becoming the first-choice right-back.[12] He scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2018, in the 2–2 draw with FC Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 at Anoeta Stadium.[13]

Real Madrid

On 5 July 2018, Real Madrid reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Odriozola.[14][15] The fee was reported to be €30 million, plus €5 million of conditional add-ons.[16] He made his debut on 22 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over RCD Espanyol.[17] Odriozola scored his first league goal on 21 April 2021, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win over Cádiz.[18]

Loan to Bayern Munich

After playing just five times for Madrid during the first half of 2019–20.[19] In January 2020, Odriozola was loaned to Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season.[20][21] On 23 August 2020, he won the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich.[22]

Loan to Fiorentina

On 28 August 2021, Odriozola joined Serie A club Fiorentina on a season-long loan deal.[23][24]

Return to Real Sociedad

On 1 September 2023, Real Sociedad announced the return of Odriozola on a six-year contract.[25]

International career

Odriozola was first selected to play for Spain under-21s by Albert Celades, helping the squad reach the final of the 2017 UEFA European Championship. He earned his first full cap for Spain on 6 October 2017, in a 3–0 win over Albania for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he played the entire match, and also provided an assist for Thiago Alcântara's goal as the team reached the finals as group winners.[26]

Odriozola was named in the 23-man squad for the finals in Russia.[27] He scored his first goal for his country on 3 June 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Switzerland in Villarreal.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024[11][29]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad B 2013–14 Segunda División B 9 0 9 0
2014–15 Segunda División B 27 1 27 1
2015–16 Segunda División B 32 2 32 2
2016–17 Segunda División B 18 0 18 0
Total 86 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 3
Real Sociedad 2016–17 La Liga 15 0 1 0 16 0
2017–18 La Liga 35 0 0 0 6[a] 1 41 1
Total 50 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 57 1
Real Madrid 2018–19 La Liga 14 0 5 1 3[b] 0 0 0 22 1
2019–20 La Liga 4 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 5 0
2020–21 La Liga 13 2 1 0 2[b] 0 0 0 16 2
2022–23 La Liga 3 0 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 6 0
2023–24 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 2 8 1 6 0 1 0 49 3
Bayern Munich (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 1[b] 0 5 0
Fiorentina (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 25 1 2 0 27 1
Real Sociedad 2023–24 La Liga 4 0 3 0 3[b] 0 10 0
Career total 202 6 15 1 16 1 1 0 234 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 9 June 2018[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2017 2 0
2018 2 1
Total 4 1
As of 3 June 2018.[30]
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Odriozola goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2018 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain   Switzerland 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich

Spain U21

References

  1. ^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 01 de octubre de 2016, en San Sebastián-Donostia" [Minutes of the match held on 1 October 2016, in San Sebastián-Donostia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Odriozola". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ Isasa, Xabier (16 January 2017). "Odriozola, un puñal reconvertido a lateral" [Odriozola, a dagger converted into a full back]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ Badallo, Óscar (17 January 2017). "Odriozola tuvo el debut soñado en Primera" [Odriozola had the debut of his dreams in Primera]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ "El Sanse cae ante la UD Las Palmas Atlético (3–0)" [Sanse fall against UD Las Palmas Atlético (3–0)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ^ Rodrigo, Marco (20 March 2017). "Asoma la generación del 95" [The generation of 95 arrives]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ "U19: Utd 0 Sociedad 1". Manchester United F.C. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. ^ "El Sanse se lleva con claridad el derbi ante el Real Unión (3–0)" [Sanse clearly win the derby against Real Unión (3–0)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Bautista, Zubeldia, Odriozola and Sangalli renew with Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  10. ^ Egea, Pablo (16 January 2017). "Esta Real sí araña" [This Real can scratch]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  11. ^ a b Álvaro Odriozola at BDFutbol Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Chozas, José Alberto (1 May 2018). "Odriozola volverá a la titularidad" [Odriozola will return to starting lineup] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Crónica del Real Sociedad – Salzburgo, 2–2" [Real Sociedad – Salzburg match report, 2–2] (in Spanish). Cuatro. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Official announcement: Álvaro Odriozola". Real Madrid CF. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Agreement for the transfer to Real Madrid". Real Sociedad. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Official: Real Madrid sign Alvaro Odriozola". Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  17. ^ Pettigrove, Jason (22 September 2018). "Asensio the difference against a dogged Espanyol". Marca. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Real Madrid go top as Sevilla keep up title charge". Xinhua. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Bayern Munich sign Real Madrid defender Alvaro Odriozola on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Bayern sign Álvaro Odriozola on loan". fcbayern.com. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Announcement: Odriozola". realmadrid.com. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Paris St-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich: German side win Champions League final". BBC Sport. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Official Announcement: Álvaro Odriozola". realmadrid.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Odriozola signs for Fiorentina". acffiorentina.com. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Vuelve a casa" [Returns home] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Spain 3–0 Albania". UEFA. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Morata misses out on Spain's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Spain held by Switzerland ahead of World Cup". The Charlotte Observer. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  29. ^ Álvaro Odriozola at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  30. ^ a b "Álvaro Odriozola". European Football. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  31. ^ "Real Madrid 2–1 Osasuna: Rodrygo scores twice as Madrid win Copa del Rey". BBC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  32. ^ Rodríguez, José María (22 December 2018). "El Madrid agranda su leyenda" [Madrid largen their legend]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  33. ^ "Vinicius and Valverde dazzle as five-star Madrid conquer". FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Bayern Munich secure eighth successive Bundesliga title with win at Werder Bremen". bundesliga.com. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  35. ^ "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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