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Markel Susaeta
Susaeta in action for Athletic Bilbao in 2008
Personal information
Full name Markel Susaeta Laskurain
Date of birth (1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Eibar, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 14
Youth career
1997–2005 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Basconia 36 (4)
2006–2008 Bilbao Athletic 41 (3)
2007– Athletic Bilbao 302 (33)
International career‡
2007–2008 Spain U21 3 (0)
2012– Spain 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 01 October 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2012

Template:Spanish name Markel Susaeta Laskurain (Basque: [markel s̻us̻aeta las̻kuɾain], Spanish: [ˈmarkel susaˈeta laskuˈɾain]; born 14 December 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a right winger.

Club career

Coming through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao, Susaeta was born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, being given his first-team debut on 2 September 2007 and managing to score in a 1–3 loss at FC Barcelona.[1] At the start of the 2007–08 season, he was also registered for the B-side, but finished it with 29 La Liga appearances (netting on four occasions).

In the following years, Susaeta established himself firmly in Athletic's first team, although still not an undisputed starter for the Basque side. On 31 January 2009, he scored four minutes from time to give his team a 3–2 home win against Málaga CF,[2] in an eventual narrow escape from relegation; he also appeared in six matches in the campaign's Copa del Rey, as Athletic reached the final against Barcelona.

Susaeta netted a career-best 13 official goals in 2011–12, including five in the season's UEFA Europa League as Athletic reached the final –[3][4][5][6][7]the Lions also reached the decisive match in the domestic cup, once again against Barcelona.

International career

On 9 November 2012, following a series of good displays, Susaeta was called up to the Spanish national team for the first time, being selected by manager Vicente del Bosque for a friendly against Panama on the 14th[8] and scoring the final goal in the 5–1 win in Panama City.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2012 Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 5–0 5–1 Friendly

Personal life

Susaeta's cousin, Néstor, is also a footballer and a winger. He unsuccessfully emerged through Basque neighbours Real Sociedad's youth system, and had a brief spell with Athletic's reserves.[10]

Club statistics

As of 1 October 2016[11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[12] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baskonia 2005–06 36 4 – – – 36 4
Total 36 4 – – – 36 4
Bilbao Athletic 2006–07 36 3 – – – 36 3
2007–08 5 0 – – – 5 0
Total 41 3 – – – 41 3
Athletic Bilbao 2007–08 29 4 5 2 – – 34 6
2008–09 34 1 6 0 – – 40 1
2009–10 35 4 1 0 9 0 1[a] 0 46 4
2010–11 28 1 3 0 – – 31 1
2011–12 38 6 9 2 16 5 – 63 13
2012–13 36 7 2 0 8 4 – 46 11
2013–14 38 6 5 1 – – 43 7
2014–15 31 1 8 1 9 1 – 48 3
2015–16 28 3 4 0 13 2 2[a] 0 47 5
2016–17 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Total 302 33 43 6 57 12 3 0 405 51
Career totals 379 40 43 6 57 12 3 0 482 58
  1. ^ a b Includes appearances in Supercopa de España

Honours

References

  1. ^ Barcelona 3–1 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 2 September 2007
  2. ^ Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Málaga; ESPN Soccernet, 31 January 2009
  3. ^ Muniain finish seals Athletic win at Slovan; UEFA.com, 15 September 2011
  4. ^ Athletic attacking prowess puts paid to PSG; UEFA.com, 29 September 2011
  5. ^ Athletic down Slovan to top Group F; UEFA.com, 1 December 2011
  6. ^ Athletic stride past Schalke and into semi-finals; UEFA.com, 5 April 2012
  7. ^ Athletic leave it late as Llorente sets up final date; UEFA.com, 26 April 2012
  8. ^ Spain calls up Markel Susaeta; ESPN Soccernet, 9 November 2012
  9. ^ España abre en canal a Panamá (Spain 'canals' Panama); Marca, 15 November 2012 Template:Es icon
  10. ^ Primer enfrentamiento de los primos Susaeta (First head-to-head for Susaeta cousins); Diario AS, 27 October 2009 Template:Es icon
  11. ^ "Susaeta". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  12. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
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