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Mikel Oyarzabal

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisOyarzabaland the second or maternal family name isUgarte.

Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte(born 21 April 1997) is a Spanish professionalfootballerwho plays as aleft wingerorforwardforLa LigaclubReal Sociedad,whom hecaptains,and theSpain national team.

Mikel Oyarzabal
Oyarzabal withSpainin 2019
Personal information
Full name Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-21)21 April 1997(age 27)[1]
Place of birth Eibar,Spain[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger,forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 10
Youth career
Eibar
2011–2015 Real Sociedad
2013–2014 →Eibar(loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Real Sociedad B 13 (3)
2015– Real Sociedad 303 (80)
International career‡
2015 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016 Spain U19 4 (0)
2017–2019 Spain U21 25 (8)
2021 Spain U23 7 (3)
2016– Spain 41 (13)
2016 Basque Country 1 (1)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingSpain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2024 Germany Team
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2021 Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2019 Italy Team
Runner-up 2017 Poland Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

He has spent his entire professional career withReal Sociedad,making more than 375 appearances and scoring more than 100 goals. He won the2019–20 Copa del Reywith the club, scoring the winning goal in thefinal.

Oyarzabal made his full debut for theSpain national teamin 2016, representing the side at twoEuropean Championshipsand winningEuro 2024,where he scored the decisive goal in thefinal.

Club career

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Born inEibar,Gipuzkoa,Oyarzabal joinedReal Sociedad's youth setup in 2011, aged 14.[2]While still a junior, he made his senior debut withthe reserveson 15 November 2014, coming on as a second-halfsubstitutein a 3–2 away win againstAmorebietain theSegunda División B.[3]

On 20 September 2015, Oyarzabal scored his first senior goals, scoring twice in a 5–0 away rout ofMensajero.[4]He made his first-team andLa Ligadebut on 25 October, replacingCarlos Velain the dying minutes of a 4–0 victory atLevante.[5]

Oyarzabal scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on 8 February 2016 in a 5–0 away win overEspanyol.[6]Six days later, shortly after having extended his contract until 2021,[7]he scored two goals to help defeatGranada3–0 at theAnoeta Stadium.[8]

Oyarzabal withReal Sociedadin 2018

On 19 August 2016, Oyarzabal again renewed his contract until 2022.[9]He featured in all 38 league matches overthe season,[10]as theSan Sebastián-based team came sixth and returned to theUEFA Europa Leagueafter a two-year absence.

Oyarzabal made his European debut on 19 October 2017, scoring in a 6–0 thrashing of Macedonia'sVardarin theEuropa League group stage;[11]his team made it to the last 32, with him scoring anown goalin a 4–3 aggregate loss toRed Bull Salzburg.[12]On thedomestic fronthe scored 12 goals,[13]including two in a 5–0 win againstGironaon 8 April 2018.[14]

On 5 October 2018, Oyarzabal scored his first goals since May of that year, two penalties in a 3–1 away victory overAthletic Bilbaoin theBasque derby.[15]Athletic Bilbao had tried to sign him in the summer transfer window, but he had rejected their approach in favour of signing a new contract with Real Sociedad to run until 2024.[16]He set a new personal bestthat campaign,netting 13 times.[17]

In the2019–20 Copa del Rey,Oyarzabal scored apenaltyin each leg of a 3–1 aggregate defeat ofMirandésas his team reached thefinalfor the first time since1988.[18]On 10 July that year, he achieved his 50th goal for the club in a 3–2 home defeat against Granada,[19]and on 3 October he scored a penalty in his 200th match in a 3–0 win overGetafe.[20]

On 3 April 2021, Oyarzabal scored the only goal of the delayed2020 Copa del Rey final,also through a penalty, to help Real Sociedad clinch their first trophy in 34 years after beating Athletic Bilbao.[21][22]In March 2022, he ruptured theanterior cruciate ligamentof his left knee during a training session, potentially ruling him out for the rest of that year.[23]He returned on 31 December as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win overOsasuna,[24]and two weeks later scored his first goal since his recovery to conclude a 3–1 victory against Athletic at the same venue; it was his sixth goal (four from the spot) in 14 games against the rivals.[25]

In February 2023, Oyarzabal extended his contract until 2028, retaining thebuyout clauseof €75 million.[26]He becamecaptainin June, whenAsier Illarramendileft.[27]

Oyarzabal scored his 100th goal on 1 December 2024, through a penalty in the 2–0 home win againstReal Betis.[28]

International career

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Spain

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Oyarzabal with theSpain under-18sin 2015

Oyarzabal representedSpainatunder-18,[29]under-19andunder-21 levels.[30]On 17 May 2016, aged 19, he was called up to the senior squad for afriendlyagainstBosnia and Herzegovina.[31]Twelve days later, he replacedNolito(who had scored) at the hour mark of the 3–1 win.[32]

On 10 June 2019, Oyarzabal scored his first goal, in a 3–0 victory overSwedenin theUEFA Euro 2020qualifiers.[33]In May 2021, he was included inLuis Enrique's24-man squadfor the finals.[34]As a late substitute, he scored the last goal of a 5–3extra timewin againstCroatiain thelast 16.[35]In the following round, he scored the last attempt of apenalty shootoutdefeat ofSwitzerland(1–1 after 120 minutes).[36]

Oyarzabal was selected for theOlympic squadto compete inTokyo in 2021.[37]He scored three times for the runners-up, including once in the 2–1finalloss toBrazil.[38]In the2021 UEFA Nations League finalagainstFranceon 10 October, he scored the opening goal of the match, although Spain ultimately suffered a 2–1 defeat.[39]

After an absence from the national team due to his serious knee injury, on 27 May Oyarzabal made a provisional list forEuro 2024.[40]He scored his first internationalhat-trickon 5 June, in a 5–0 friendly win overAndorraprior to the tournament.[41]In the finals in Germany,[42]he played all seven games for the champions, starting once.[43][44]On 14 July, he scored in the 86th minute inthe finalto secure a 2–1 victory againstEngland.[45]

Basque Country

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Oyarzabal featured for the non-affiliatedBasque Country national team,scoring on his debut to cap a 3–1 win overTunisiaat theSan Mamés Stadiumon 30 December 2016.[46]

Personal life

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Oyarzabal combined his early professional career with studying for a business degree at theUniversity of Deusto.[10]He started a relationship with Ainhoa Larrauri in 2015,[47]with their son being born in December 2023.[48]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 February 2025[49]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad B 2014–15 Segunda División B 5 0 – – – 5 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 8 3 – – – 8 3
Total 13 3 – – – 13 3
Real Sociedad 2015–16 La Liga 22 6 2 0 – – 24 6
2016–17 La Liga 38 2 5 2 – – 43 4
2017–18 La Liga 35 12 2 0 6[a] 2 – 43 14
2018–19 La Liga 37 13 4 1 – – 41 14
2019–20 La Liga 37 10 8[b] 3 – – 45 13
2020–21 La Liga 33 11 2 1 7[a] 0 1[c] 1 43 13
2021–22 La Liga 22 9 5 3 6[a] 3 – 33 15
2022–23 La Liga 23 4 3 0 2[a] 0 – 28 4
2023–24 La Liga 33 9 4 3 7[d] 2 – 44 14
2024–25 La Liga 23 4 5 2 10[a] 3 – 38 9
Total 303 80 40 15 38 10 1 1 382 106
Career total 316 83 40 15 38 10 1 1 395 109
  1. ^abcdeAppearances inUEFA Europa League
  2. ^Includes appearance and goal in2020 Copa del Rey final(played in 2021)
  3. ^Appearance inSupercopa de España
  4. ^Appearances inUEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 15 November 2024[50]
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
2023 5 1
2024 15 6
Total 41 13
As of match played 15 November 2024[50]
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oyarzabal goal.
List of international goals scored by Mikel Oyarzabal
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2019 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,Madrid,Spain Sweden 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 18 November 2019 Metropolitano Stadium,Madrid, Spain Romania 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
3 10 October 2020 Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium,Madrid, Spain Switzerland 1–0 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
4 17 November 2020 Estadio de La Cartuja,Seville,Spain Germany 6–0 6–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
5 28 June 2021 Parken Stadium,Copenhagen,Denmark Croatia 5–3 5–3 (a.e.t.) UEFA Euro 2020
6 10 October 2021 San Siro,Milan,Italy France 1–0 1–2 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
7 16 November 2023 Alphamega Stadium,Limassol,Cyprus Cyprus 2–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
8 5 June 2024 Estadio Nuevo Vivero,Badajoz,Spain Andorra 2–0 5–0 Friendly
9 3–0
10 4–0
11 8 June 2024 Estadi Mallorca Son Moix,Palma de Mallorca,Spain Northern Ireland 5–1 5–1 Friendly
12 14 July 2024 Olympiastadion,Berlin,Germany England 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024
13 15 November 2024 Parken Stadium,Copenhagen,Denmark Denmark 1–0 2–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

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Real Sociedad

Spain U21

Spain U23

Spain

Individual

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