Gorka Luariz

Gorka Luariz
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Patricio Luariz-Ayerdi Rona
Date of birth	20 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Arenas
Youth career
2009–2010	Antiguoko
2010–2012	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	→ Real Unión B (loan)
2012–2013	Lagun Onak
2013–2014	Laudio
2014	Tudelano
2015	Arenas
2015–2016	Gernika
2016	Pasaia
2016–2017	Zamudio
2017–2018	Cerceda
2018–2019	Leioa
2019–	Arenas
International career‡
2018–	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

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Gorka Patricio Luariz-Ayerdi Rona (born 20 December 1992) is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a forward for Arenas Club de Getxo and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Luariz was born in Zaragoza, Aragon to a Basque father and an Equatoguinean mother, a Bubi from Malabo. He spent his childhood in Sangüesa, Vitoria-Gasteiz and San Sebastián.^[1]

Club career

He was called up by the Basque Country national team at youth levels.

Having developed at Antiguoko, he was signed by Athletic Bilbao in 2010, but suffered a cruciate ligament knee injury in his maiden campaign in their youth system and was released after an unremarkable loan with the reserve team of Real Unión.^[1]

Since then he moved around several teams, most located in the Basque Country, in the third and fourth tiers of Spanish football.^[1]

International career

Luariz made his national team debut as a substitute against Madagascar in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Personal life

At age 17, Luariz had a sentimental problem which caused him to lose all his body hair.^[1] Luariz's middle name, Patricio, is a tribute to his grandfather.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Entrevista. Gorka Luariz: " Cuando llegué a Zamudio dije que haría 10 goles como mínimo" [Interview. Gorka Luariz: "When I got to Zamudio I said I would make 10 goals at least"]. Vavel (in Spanish). 30 November 2016.

External links

Gorka Luariz at BDFutbol
Gorka Luariz profile in Athletic Bilbao website

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[Vavel-1] "Entrevista. Gorka Luariz: " Cuando llegué a Zamudio dije que haría 10 goles como mínimo" [Interview. Gorka Luariz: "When I got to Zamudio I said I would make 10 goals at least"]. Vavel (in Spanish). 30 November 2016.

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