Gorka Guruzeta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 (age 27)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2010 Antiguoko
2010–2013 Vasconia Donostia
2013–2014 Antiguoko
2014–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Basconia 47 (16)
2015–2020 Bilbao Athletic 93 (29)
2018–2019 Athletic Bilbao 6 (0)
2020–2021 Sabadell 39 (3)
2021–2022 Amorebieta 37 (13)
2022– Athletic Bilbao 61 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

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

Career[edit]

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; he went on to appear in eight more league and Copa del Rey matches during the campaign, with one goal in a cup fixture away to Sevilla FC (Athletic won on the night but lost the tie on aggregate).[5] 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.[6] He made a successful recovery but did not play again for the first team.

On 1 September 2020, Guruzeta terminated his contract with the Lions, and signed a three-year contract with second division newcomers CE Sabadell FC just hours later,[7] with Athletic retaining an option until 2022 to buy him back.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 22 November, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home success over UD Las Palmas. On 16 July 2021, after suffering relegation, Guruzeta signed for SD Amorebieta.[9]

On July 3, 2022, he returned to Athletic Club, signing a two-year contract.[10] On August 29, he scored his first La Liga goals, by netting a brace in a 4–0 thrashing of Cádiz at the Nuevo Mirandilla.[11] On November 8, in his first start, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win against Real Valladolid at San Mamés.[12]

On 19 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2023–24 season in a 2–0 away victory against Osasuna,[13] combining with Nico Williams as he would several more times over the subsequent months. On 24 January 2024, he scored after 36 seconds at San Mamés in a 4–2 victory against Barcelona after extra time in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.[14][15] On 20 February, he renewed his contract with Athletic until 2028.[16][17] On 29 February, he scored the third goal against Atlético Madrid in the Copa semi-final second leg.[18] On 6 April, he started in the Copa final against Mallorca, in which his club won the trophy in a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw.[19][20] Although he missed the last five matches of the season after contracting appendicitis which required immediate surgery (depriving him of the chance to increase his total towards his pursuit of the Zarra Trophy),[21] he concluded the 2023–24 campaign as the top scorer for his club, and also set a new personal best in La Liga by scoring 14 goals.[22]

Personal life[edit]

Guruzeta's father, Xabier, was also a footballer; a central defender, he mainly represented Real Sociedad during his career.[23][24] His younger brother Jon, who plays as a right winger,[25] also began his career at Antiguoko before agreeing to join Athletic Bilbao's cantera in 2018.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024[27][28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2015–16 Tercera Federación 22 6 – – 22 6
2016–17 25 10 – – 25 10
Total 47 16 – – 47 16
Bilbao Athletic 2015–16 Segunda División 5 0 – – 5 0
2016–17 Segunda División B 32 7 – – 32 7
2017–18 37 16 – 2[a] 2 39 18
2018–19 6 1 – – 6 1
2019–20 13 5 – 1[a] 0 13 5
Total 93 29 – 3 2 96 31
Athletic Bilbao 2018–19 La Liga 6 0 3 0 – 9 0
Sabadell 2020–21 Segunda División 39 3 1 0 – 40 3
Amorebieta 2021–22 Segunda División 37 13 1 0 – 38 13
Athletic Bilbao 2022–23 La Liga 30 6 7 0 – 37 6
2023–24 31 14 4 2 – 35 16
Total 61 20 11 2 – 72 22
Career total 283 81 16 2 3 2 302 85
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours[edit]

Athletic Bilbao

Individual

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Club: Bilbao Comeback Fell Short as Sevilla Reach Copa del Rey Quarterfinals". SoccerNews.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Gorka Guruzeta's injury". Athletic Bilbao. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Gorka Guruzeta será el delantero del Sabadell tres temporadas" [Gorka Guruzeta will be the forward of Sabadell for three seasons] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Termination of Gorka Guruzeta's contract". Athletic Bilbao. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Gorka Guruzeta refuerza el ataque de los azules" [Gorka Guruzeta bolsters the attack of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "El Athletic ficha a Guruzeta". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "0-4: El Athletic golea a un Cádiz que sigue sin ver puerta". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Aquí hay delantero". MARCA (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  13. ^ "El Athletic recupera costumbres en El Sadar". MARCA (in Spanish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ^ "El viaje de Iñaki mereció la pena". MARCA (in Spanish). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  15. ^ Lazcano, Javier Ortiz de (24 January 2024). "manclub". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Guruzeta renueva con el Athletic hasta 2028". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Guruzeta renueva hasta 2028". MARCA (in Spanish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  18. ^ "El Athletic pasa por encima del Atlético de Madrid y sella su billete para la final de Sevilla". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  19. ^ "El Athletic cantó la 'cuarenta'". MARCA (in Spanish). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  20. ^ Simón, José Manuel (7 April 2024). "Esto también es filosofía Athletic: el detalle de Gorka Guruzeta con Peru Nolaskoain en la celebración del título de Copa". ElDesmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Guruzeta misses the season finale". Bilbao Hiria. 6 May 2024.
  22. ^ Sharma, Abhinav (27 May 2024). "La Liga top scorers 2023-24: Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski & players with the most goals in Spain this season". Goal.com.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Guruzeta: Xabier Guruzeta Aizpún". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Guruzeta: Jon Guruzeta Rodríguez". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ Gorka Guruzeta at BDFutbol
  28. ^ Gorka Guruzeta at WorldFootball.net
  29. ^ Reinoso del Real, Mario (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS.
  30. ^ "Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta, LALIGA EA SPORTS Best Play of August". La Liga. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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