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Álvaro Odriozola
Odriozola with Real Sociedad in 2017
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Odriozola Arzallus
Date of birth (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 19
Youth career
Marianistas
2006–2014 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Real Sociedad B 86 (3)
2017– Real Sociedad 45 (0)
International career‡
2017 Spain U21 3 (0)
2017– Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2017

Álvaro Odriozola Arzallus (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo oðɾjoˈθola]; born 14 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger.[1]

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Odriozola joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2006, at the age of ten.[2] On 1 September 2013 he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against UD Las Palmas Atlético,[3] and in the same month made the first of several appearances in the UEFA Youth League.[4][5]

Odriozola was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2014–15 season, and scored his first goal on 6 September 2014 by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against Real Unión.[6] On 25 February 2016, he renewed his contract with Sanse until 2018.[7]

On 16 January 2017, as both Carlos Martínez and Joseba Zaldúa were injured, Odriozola made his first-team – and La Liga – debut by starting in a 2–0 away win against Málaga CF.[8] Until the end of the campaign, he played in a further 16 competitive matches.[9]

Odriozola was definitively promoted to the main squad ahead of 2017–18, and quickly became the first-choice right-back.

International career

During his debut season in La Liga, Odriozola was selected to play for Spain under-21s by Albert Celades, helping the squad reach the final of the 2017 UEFA European Championship.[9] He earned his first full cap for Spain on 6 October 2017, in a 3–0 win over Albania for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he played the entire match, and also provided an assist for Thiago Alcântara's goal as the team reached the finals as group winners.[10]

In May 2018 he was named in Spain’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Odriozola, un puñal reconvertido a lateral" [Odriozola, a dagger converted into a full back]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Odriozola tuvo el debut soñado en Primera" [Odriozola had the debut of his dreams in Primera]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "El Sanse cae ante la UD Las Palmas Atlético (3–0)" [Sanse fall against UD Las Palmas Atlético (3–0)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Asoma la generación del 95" [The generation of 95 arrives] (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "U19: Utd 0 Sociedad 1". Manchester United F.C. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ "El Sanse se lleva con claridad el derbi ante el Real Unión (3–0)" [Sanse clearly win the derby against Real Unión (3–0)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Bautista, Zubeldia, Odriozola and Sangalli renew with Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Esta Real sí araña" [This Real can scratch]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b "OD CHOICE? Who is Manchester United target and young Real Sociedad defender Alvaro Odriozola?". The Sun. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Spain 3–0 Albania". UEFA. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. ^ "MORATA MISSES OUT ON SPAIN WORLD CUP SQUAD".

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