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Xabi Prieto
Prieto with Real Sociedad in 2014
Personal information
Full name Xabier Prieto Argarate
Date of birth (1983-08-29) 29 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 10
Youth career
1997–2002 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Real Sociedad B 48 (8)
2003– Real Sociedad 427 (57)
International career
2004–2005 Spain U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2016

Template:Spanish name Xabier 'Xabi' Prieto Argarate (born 29 August 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad mainly as a right midfielder.

A player of good dribbling skills, he is also a penalty kick specialist.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Prieto made his La Liga debut with hometown's Real Sociedad on 26 October 2003 in a 1–0 home win over Navarrese neighbours CA Osasuna,[1] going on to collect a further eight substitute appearances – seven of them late in the game – during that season. However, on 23 May of the following year, as the league's outcome was already decided, he profitted from his second start to score twice against Real Madrid in a 4–1 away success, one of the goals coming from the penalty spot.[2]

Subsequently, Prieto was definitely promoted to the first squad and, in 2005–06, participated in all 38 games and netted nine times, six of them being penalties. In the following campaign he was also everpresent, but the Basques dropped down to the second division.

Prieto played in 35 matches in 2009–10, totalling exactly 3,000 minutes and contributing with seven goals as Real Sociedad returned to the top level after three years. In the first game of the following season, at home against Villarreal CF, he scored the game's only goal, after a backheel pass from newly signed Joseba Llorente.[3]

On 6 January 2013, Prieto netted the first hat-trick of his professional career, but in a 3–4 loss at Real Madrid: he scored once through a penalty and twice after one-on-one situations against Iker Casillas.[4][5] He added a brace on 22 February 2015 in another seven-goal thriller, but now in a 4–3 home win over Sevilla FC.[6]

Club statistics

As of 1 February 2016
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad 2003–04[7] La Liga 11 2 2 0 — 13 2
2004–05[7] La Liga 23 0 2 1 — 25 1
2005–06[7] La Liga 38 9 0 0 — 38 9
2006–07[7] La Liga 33 3 1 0 — 34 3
2007–08[7] Segunda División 36 4 1 0 — 37 4
2008–09[7] Segunda División 32 4 1 0 — 33 4
2009–10[7] Segunda División 35 7 1 0 — 36 7
2010–11[7] La Liga 37 7 2 0 — 39 7
2011–12[7] La Liga 34 2 4 2 — 38 4
2012–13[7] La Liga 35 9 2 0 — 37 9
2013–14[7] La Liga 30 2 6 0 7[a] 0 43 2
2014–15[8] La Liga 35 4 3 0 4[b] 3 42 6
2015–16[8] La Liga 20 3 1 0 0[b] 0 21 3
Career total 399 56 26 3 11 3 437 62
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Kovacevic lleva la tranquilidad a la Real Sociedad" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 26 October 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Real Madrid 1–4 Real Sociedad". ESPN Soccernet. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Sociedad make winning return". ESPN Soccernet. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Casillas benched again but Madrid win". ESPN FC. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Xabi Prieto, un triplete sin premio" (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Real locura" (in Spanish). Marca. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Xabi Prieto: Xabier Prieto Argarate". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Xabi Prieto". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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