Martín Zubimendi

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zubimendi and the second or maternal family name is Ibáñez.
Martín Zubimendi
Personal information
Full name Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2016 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Real Sociedad C 26 (1)
2017–2020 Real Sociedad B 50 (4)
2019– Real Sociedad 67 (1)
National team‡
2016 Spain U17 1 (0)
2017 Spain U19 1 (0)
2020–2021 Spain U21 5 (0)
2021 Spain U23 6 (0)
2021– Spain 1 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:36, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez (born 2 February 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.

Club career[]

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Zubimendi joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2011, aged 12.[2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 27 August 2016, playing the last seven minutes in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against SCD Durango.[citation needed]

On 25 July 2018, Zubimendi renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3] The following 28 April, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Rubén Pardo in a 2–1 home win over Getafe CF.[4]

On 24 July 2020, Zubimendi renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2025, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5]

International career[]

Zubimendi represented the Spain under-19s in a friendly 2–1 loss to the Portugal under-19s on 15 November 2017.[6]

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[7] Zubimendi made his senior debut in the match.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 13 March 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad B 2016–17 Segunda División B 3 0 — — — 3 0
2017–18 Segunda División B 2 0 — — — 2 0
2018–19 Segunda División B 20 1 — — — 20 1
2019–20 Segunda División B 25 3 — — — 25 3
Total 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 4
Real Sociedad 2018–19 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2019–20 La Liga 9 0 1[a] 0 — — 10 0
2020–21 La Liga 31 0 2 0 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 41 0
2021–22 La Liga 26 1 4 0 7[b] 1 — 37 2
Total 67 1 7 0 14 1 1 0 89 2
Career total 117 5 7 0 14 1 1 0 139 6
  1. ^ Appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

International[]

As of match played 8 June 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[]

Real Sociedad

Spain U23

References[]

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Zubimendi llega para quedarse" [Zubimendi arrives to stay] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ "La Real renueva a Martín Zubimendi hasta 2022" [Real renew Martín Zubimendi until 2022] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "La Real respira y complica la Champions al Getafe" [Real breathe and complicate Getafe's Champions place] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Until 2025". Real Sociedad. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ Ripoll, Cristina (15 November 2017). "España Sub-19 ofrece una buena imagen ante Portugal" [Spain under-19 offer a good image against Portugal] (in Spanish). Fútbol Juvenil. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ Martín Zubimendi at BDFutbol
  10. ^ "Martín Zubimendi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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