Urko González de Zárate
Urko González de Zarate Quirós (born 20 March 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Real Sociedad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urko González de Zarate Quirós | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Sociedad C | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Real Sociedad B | 73 | (0) |
| 2020– | Real Sociedad | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Basque Country[1] | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Club career
González de Zárate was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country,[2] and was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 3 February 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against CD Santurtzi.
González de Zárate was definitely promoted to the C's ahead of the 2019–20 season,[3] and subsequently became a regular starter for the side. On 1 July 2020, he renewed his contract until 2024, and was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4]
González de Zárate made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 September 2020, replacing Ander Guevara late into a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad C | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Real Sociedad B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 23 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 77 | 0 | ||||
| Real Sociedad | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 101 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "González de Zárate, another alternative to Zubeldia". Juniper Sports. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Plantillas para el inicio de la pretemporada" [Squads for the start of the season] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Renovaciones en el Sanse" [Renewals at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "El campeón arranca otra vez sin gol" [The champion starts again without goals] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Del Balmaseda al Real Madrid" [From Balmaseda to Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links
- Urko González de Zárate at BDFutbol
- Urko González de Zárate at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Urko González de Zárate at Soccerway