Gaizka Larrazabal
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gaizka Larrazabal Goikoetxea | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Amorebieta (on loan from Zaragoza) | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lauro Ikastola | |||
2015–2016 | Danok Bat | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Zamudio | 29 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Bilbao Athletic | 63 | (11) |
2019–2020 | Athletic Bilbao | 10 | (0) |
2020– | Zaragoza | 18 | (0) |
2021– | → Amorebieta (loan) | 17 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2019 |
Gaizka Larrazabal Goikoetxea (born 17 December 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right wing-back or a right winger for SD Amorebieta, on loan from Real Zaragoza.
Club career[]
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Larrazabal started his career with Lauro Ikastola CF, the team affiliated to his school in the town of Loiu. In 2015, he had a successful trial with Bilbao-based youth club Danok Bat CF;[1] it took until the latter part of his season there to establish himself in the team in the 'Juvenil' league, but by its end he had drawn interest from senior clubs.[1]
On 3 June 2016, after finishing his formation, Larrazabal signed for newly-promoted Segunda División B side Zamudio SD.[2] He made his senior debut on 27 August 2016, playing the entire second half in a 1–3 home loss to Bilbao Athletic,[3] and scored his first goal on 10 December by netting the last in a 3–1 home defeat of CD Toledo. He finished the campaign with three goals in 29 appearances, although Zamudio finished bottom of the table and were relegated.
On 5 April 2017, Larrazabal agreed to a two-year contract with Athletic Bilbao, effective as of 1 July;[4] upon arriving, he was assigned to the B-team. He spent two seasons with Bilbao Athletic in the third tier, playing regularly for the team and scoring nine goals in 2018–19.[5]
On 14 May 2019, Larrazabal agreed to a new two-year deal with the Lions, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[6] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 24 August, coming on as a substitute for Óscar de Marcos in a 1–1 draw away to Getafe CF.[7]
On 2 October 2020, Larrazabal terminated his contract with the Lions,[8] and agreed to a three-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza just hours later;[9] Athletic also retained a two-year buyback clause. On 24 August of the following year, he moved to fellow second division side SD Amorebieta on loan for the season.[10]
While on loan at Amorebieta, Larrazabal was converted into a right wing-back, being an undisputed starter for the side.[11]
International career[]
Larrazabal made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.[12][13]
Personal life[]
Larrazabal's father is Aitor Larrazábal, who made over 400 appearances for Athletic Bilbao as a defender between 1990 and 2004 and later became a manager, [4][6] and whose goal celebrations included producing a pacifier from his shorts to represent his baby sons.[5][14] They met as opponents when Gaizka was playing for Zamudio and Aitor in charge of SD Amorebieta,[4] and again when Bilbao Athletic faced Barakaldo CF.
In 2002,[15] Aitor lined up in the same Athletic Bilbao team as Aritz Aduriz, who was also on the field for Gaizka's debut for the club nearly 17 years later.[5][7] The Larrazabals were the first father and son to play for Athletic since goalkeepers Carmelo and Andoni Cedrún,[6][14] and the first to both feature for the Basque Country team since 'Periko' and Xabi Alonso.
References[]
- ^ a b "El Athletic negocia con Gaizka Larrazabal para su renovación" [Athletic negotiates with Gaizka Larrazabal for his renewal]. El Correo (in Spanish). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "El Zamudio sigue con su apuesta por juveniles de calidad" [Zamudio keep with their bet on quality youngsters] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Dos de dos para el Bilbao Athletic" [Two out of two for Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "El Athletic se hace con los servicios de Gaizka Larrazabal" [Athletic get the services of Gaizka Larrazabal] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Larrazabal convence a Garitano a base de sacrificio" [Larrazabal convinces Garitano on the basis of sacrifice]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Gaizka Larrazabal will become part of the first team". Athletic Bilbao. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Empate justo entre Getafe y Athletic" [Fair draw between Getafe and Athletic]. El País (in Spanish). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Gaizka Larrazabal released from contract". Athletic Bilbao. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "El Real Zaragoza cierra la incorporación de Gaizka Larrazabal" [Real Zaragoza sign Gaizka Larrazabal] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Gaizka Larrazabal al Amorebieta" [Agreement for the loan of Gaizka Larrazabal to Amorebieta] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Larra, el cachorro reconvertido en carrilero de élite en Lezama" [Larra, the puppy reconverted into a top tier wing-back in Lezama]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Empate sin goles de la Euskal Selekzioa ante Panamá" [Basque Selection goalless draw against Panama]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Empate entre la Euskal Selekzioa y Panamá (0-0)" [Draw between Basque Selection and Panama (0-0)]. EITB (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b ""Gaizka tiene que ser Gaizka y no el hijo de Aitor Larrazabal"" [Gaizka has to be Gaizka and not the son of Aitor Larrazabal]. Deia (in Spanish). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Amurrio 1 - 2 Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links[]
- Gaizka Larrazabal at BDFutbol
- Gaizka Larrazabal at Athletic Bilbao
- Gaizka Larrazabal at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Bilbao
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Danok Bat CF players
- Zamudio SD players
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Real Zaragoza players
- SD Amorebieta footballers
- Basque Country international footballers