Yuri Berchiche
.jpg) Berchiche with Real Sociedad in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Berchiche Izeta | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Zarautz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| 2006–2007 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2007–2008 | Tottenham Hotpur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Valladolid (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Real Unión | 45 | (1) |
| 2012– | Real Sociedad | 42 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Eibar (loan) | 67 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Yuri Berchiche Izeta (born 10 February 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a left back.
Club career
Born in Zarautz, Basque Country to an Algerian father and a Spanish mother,[1] Berchiche started his career in the cantera of Real Sociedad, but left for rivals Athletic Bilbao at the age of 16. On 8 June 2007 Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur agreed on a transfer, and the player continued his footballing development in England at the club's academy:[2] while playing for Tottenham's under-18 at the Eurofootb Tournament in Belgium, he was named "Player of the tournament", as the Spurs won the competition after beating R.S.C. Anderlecht 4–0 in the final.[2]
Berchiche joined League One team Cheltenham Town on a month's loan, on 26 March 2009.[3] Two days later he made his league debut, in a 1–1 away draw against Walsall.[4]
In April 2009, Berchiche made a robust tackle on Scunthorpe United's Henri Lansbury (on loan from Arsenal), leaving his opponent with a suspected broken leg. Although he was not sent off for the challenge, Cheltenham manager Martin Allen ordered him to leave the field anyway;[5] it was later revealed that Lansbury did not sustain any major damage to his leg.[6]
In July 2009, Berchiche returned to Spain and joined Real Valladolid, still on loan. Benefitting from the absence of longtime incumbent Alberto Marcos due to injury, he started in the first league game, a 0–0 draw at UD Almería.[7] It would be his only La Liga appearance of the season, with the Castile and León side also suffering relegation.
In the 2010 summer, aged 20, Berchiche was released by Tottenham, signing a two-year contract with Real Unión in the Spanish third division. On 29 June 2012, after two full campaigns, he returned to Real Sociedad, who immediately loaned him to another team in the third level, neighbouring SD Eibar.[8]
In early 2014, Berchiche renewed his contract with the Txuriurdin until 2016.[9] In June, after helping Eibar obtain promotion to the top division for the first time in its history, he was selected by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional to its starting XI.[10]
In August 2014, Berchiche returned to Real Sociedad, being assigned to the main squad.[11]
International career
Berchiche represented Spain at under-17 and under-18 levels.[2]
References
- ^ "Yuri el lateral que aprendió de Bale" (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Yuri Berchiche". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Cheltenham sign Spurs youngsters". BBC Sport. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Walsall 1–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 3–0 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "No bone breaks for duo". Scunthorpe United. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Almeria 0–0 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009
- ^ La Real Sociedad ficha a Yuri Berchiche y lo cede al Eibar (Yuri Berchiche signs for Real Sociedad and goes to Eibar on loan); Real Sociedad, 30 June 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ Gaztañaga y Berchiche renuevan con la Real Sociedad hasta 2016 (Gaztañaga and Berchiche renew with Real Sociedad until 2016); Real Sociedad, 8 January 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ The Liga Adelante team of the season; Liga de Fútbol Profesional, 9 June 2014
- ^ Yuri Berchiche: "Quiero hacerme un hueco en este equipo" (Yuri Berchiche: "I want to have a place in this team"); Mundo Deportivo, 10 August 2014 Template:Es icon
External links
- Yuri Berchiche at BDFutbol
- Yuri Berchiche at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Yuri Berchiche at Soccerbase
- Yuri Berchiche at Soccerway
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Zarautz
- Spanish footballers
- Algerian footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Valladolid footballers
- Real Unión footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- SD Eibar footballers
- English Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriates in England
- Spanish people of Algerian descent