Gorka Santamaría

Gorka Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Gorka Santamaría Nos
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sporting B
Youth career
2005–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Basconia 64 (31)
2014–2017 Bilbao Athletic 74 (18)
2016–2017 → Cádiz (loan) 16 (2)
2017–2018 Recreativo 31 (5)
2018– Sporting B 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018

Gorka Santamaría Nos (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón B as a striker.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Santamaría joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2005, aged ten. He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 26 May 2014, after scoring 20 goals for Basconia, Santamaría was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] He was also the club's topscorer during the season with 18 goals in 40 appearances, as the B-side returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.[2]

Santamaría made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.[3] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 6 September, netting his team's first in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca.

On 20 July 2016, Santamaría was loaned to Cádiz CF in the second level, for one year.[4] After being rarely used, he terminated his contract with Athletic on 30 August 2017 and immediately joined Recreativo de Huelva, with his former team retaining an option to reacquire him at the end of the season.[5][6]

On 6 July 2018, Santamaría signed a one-year contract with another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B also in the third division.[7]

Personal life

Santamaría has two brothers who are also footballers. His identical twin Ander is a defender,[8] while their older brother Josu is also a striker.[9] Both were also groomed at Athletic.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic's official website. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic, a Segunda 19 años después y el Cádiz tendrá que esperar" [Bilbao Athletic, into Segunda 19 years later and Cadiz will have to wait] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "El que la sigue, la consigue" [The one that follows it, gets it] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gorka Santamaría llega cedido por el Athletic Club" [Gorka Santamaría arrives on loan from Athletic Club] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gorka Santamaria contract rescinded". Athletic Bilbao. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gorka Santamaría se compromete con el Decano" [Gorka Santamaría signs with the Dean] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "El Sporting B se hace con los servicios de Gorka Santamaría" [Sporting B get the services of Gorka Santamaría] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Gorka Santamaría se reivindica con su pegada" [Gorka Santamaría reivindicates himself with his power] (in Spanish). Deia. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Santamaría: Josu Santamaría Nos". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ander Santamaría". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Josu Santamaría". Athletic's official website. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gorka Santamaría, el killer juvenil" [Gorka Santamaría, the juvenile assassin] (in Spanish). La Cantera De Lezama. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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