David Zurutuza
David Zurutuza Veillet (born 19 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a central midfielder.
_(cropped).jpg) Zurutuza with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Zurutuza Veillet | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochefort, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lengokoak | |||
| Decathlon Ondarroa | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Real Sociedad B | 83 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Eibar (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2008– | Real Sociedad | 267 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Basque Country | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018 | |||
He spent his entire professional career contracted to Real Sociedad, with whom he made more than 300 appearances across over a decade, and was also loaned to Eibar in Segunda División.
Early years
Zurutuza was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France to a French mother and a Spanish father, with the family returning to the latter's native Basque Country shortly after.[1] He also holds French citizenship.[2]
Club career
Zurutuza joined Real Sociedad's youth system after starting his football career in Deba, Gipuzkoa. In the 2007–08 season, he was loaned to neighbours SD Eibar of the second division.[3][4]
Zurutuza spent the following campaign with Real's B-team in the third level, suffering relegation. On 23 November 2008 he made his debut for the main squad, playing ten minutes as a substitute for Necati Ateş in a 1–0 home win against SD Huesca.[5]
In 2009–10, Zurutuza contributed with four goals in 28 games as Real Sociedad returned to La Liga after a three-year absence. He continued to be first-choice in the next season, making his debut in the competition on 29 August 2010 in a 1–0 home victory over Villarreal CF,[6] and scoring his first goal on 28 November in a 3–1 away defeat of Sporting de Gijón;[7][8] he only missed two league matches as the club managed to retain its division status.
On 31 August 2014, in the second matchday of the new season, Zurutuza put on a Player of the match performance at home against Real Madrid, his brace helping Real Sociedad come from 0–2 behind to win the game 4–2.[9] Five years later, on 14 September, he made his 300th appearance against Atlético Madrid.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 June 2020[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe / Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Sociedad B | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 30 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| Eibar (loan) | 2007–08 | Segunda División | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Segunda División | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 267 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 303 | 22 | ||
| Career Total | 372 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 411 | 29 | ||
References
- «Nací en Rochefort por accidente, crecí en Deba, vivo en Hendaia y no me siento francés» («I was born in Rochefort by accident, grew up in Deba, live en Hendaia and i don't feel French») Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Vasco, 7 October 2009 (in Spanish)
- "Biografía" [Biography] (in Spanish). Official website. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Zurutuza renueva con la Real y llega al Eibar cedido por una temporada (Zurutuza renews with Real and arrives at Eibar on loan for one season); El Diario Vasco, 4 August 2007 (in Spanish)
- La Real trilingüe (Trilingual Real); El País, 21 September 2010 (in Spanish)
- Un cañón de oxígeno (A rocket of oxygen); Mundo Deportivo, 24 November 2008 (in Spanish)
- Sociedad make winning return; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
- Sociedad leave it late; ESPN Soccernet, 28 November 2010
- El bautismo goleador soñado (A dream scoring baptism); Mundo Deportivo, 29 November 2010 (in Spanish)
- Real Sociedad 4–2 Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 31 August 2014
- "Zurutuza alcanzó los 300 partidos con la Real" [Zurutuza reached 300 matches for Real] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- David Zurutuza at Soccerway
External links
- Real Sociedad official profile
- David Zurutuza at BDFutbol
- David Zurutuza at Futbolme (in Spanish)