Gaizka Ayesa

Spanish footballer (born 2001)

Gaizka Ayesa
Personal information
Ayesa training with Real Sociedad in 2021
Full name	Gaizka Ayesa Burgui
Date of birth	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Ansoáin, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Real Sociedad B
Number	1
Youth career
2013–2019	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Real Sociedad C	7	(0)
2020–	Real Sociedad B	63	(0)
2022–2023	→ Numancia (loan)	27	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Gaizka Ayesa Burgui (born 2 April 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Sociedad B.

Career

Ayesa was born in Ansoáin, Navarre, and joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2013, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 2 March 2019, starting in a 7–1 Tercera División home routing of SD Deusto.

Ayesa first appeared with the reserves on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–0 away win against Burgos CF in the Segunda División B championship.^[1] On 4 February 2021, he renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2025,^[2] and was sparingly used during the campaign as his side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.

Ayesa made his professional debut on 29 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 home draw against CF Fuenlabrada.^[3] On 9 July of the following year, he was loaned to Primera Federación side CD Numancia for the season.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Sociedad C	2019–20	Tercera Federación	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Real Sociedad B	2017–18	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019–20	Segunda División B	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2020–21	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		2^[a]	0	14	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
	2023–24	Primera Federación	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		53	0	0	0	—		—		53	0
Real Sociedad	2019–20	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Numancia (loan)	2022–23	Primera Federación	27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
Career total			87	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	90	0

^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References

^ "El Sanse asalta El Plantío" [Sanse raid El Plantío] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Amplía su contrato" [Extends his contract] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "La muralla de Fuenlabrada" [The wall of Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Cedido al CD Numancia" [Loaned to CD Numancia] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.