Gorka Guruzeta

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guruzeta and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Gorka Guruzeta
Personal information
Full name Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bilbao Athletic
Number 27
Youth career
Antiguoko
2014–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Basconia 47 (16)
2015– Bilbao Athletic 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez (born 12 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bilbao Athletic as a striker.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Guruzeta joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2014, from Antiguoko KE.[1][2] He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2014–15 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 18 December 2015, profitting from the injury of Asier Villalibre, Guruzeta was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División.[3] He made his professional debut three days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo.[4]

Personal life

Guruzeta's father, Xabier, was also a footballer. A central defender, he mainly represented Real Sociedad during his career.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "El Athletic se lleva un juvenil del Antiguoko" [Athletic takes another youth player from Antiguoko] (in Spanish). Gipuzkoa Futbol. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "New additions to Basconia". Athletic's official website. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Guruzeta da el salto del Basconia al Bilbao Athletic" [Guruzeta 'jumps' from Basconia to Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). Deia. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "No cumplen sus objetivos" [They fail to complete their objectives] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "El club confirma los fichajes de Mikel Vesga y Ander Aldai" [The club confirms the signings of Mikel Vesga and Ander Aldai] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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