Gorka Guruzeta

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2010 Antiguoko
2010–2013 Vasconia Donostia
2013–2014 Antiguoko
2014–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Basconia 47 (16)
2015–2020 Bilbao Athletic 93 (29)
2018–2019 Athletic Bilbao 6 (0)
2020–2021 Sabadell 39 (3)
2021–2022 Amorebieta 37 (13)
2022– Athletic Bilbao 32 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 (UTC)

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, profiting 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]

Guruzeta made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 27 August 2018, replacing Markel Susaeta late into a 2–2 home draw against SD Huesca; he went on to appear in eight more league and Copa del Rey matches during the campaign, with one goal in a cup fixture away to Sevilla FC (Athletic won on the night but lost the tie on aggregate).[5] In April 2019, back playing for the B-team in the third tier, he suffered a serious injury, rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.[6] He made a successful recovery but did not play again for the first team.

On 1 September 2020, Guruzeta terminated his contract with the Lions, and signed a three-year contract with second division newcomers CE Sabadell FC just hours later,[7] with Athletic retaining an option until 2022 to buy him back.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 22 November, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home success over UD Las Palmas.

On 16 July 2021, after suffering relegation, Guruzeta signed for SD Amorebieta.[9] On 3 July of the following year, after scoring 13 goals as his side suffered relegation, he returned to Athletic on a two-year contract.[10]

Personal life

Guruzeta's father, Xabier, was also a footballer; a central defender, he mainly represented Real Sociedad during his career.[11][12] His younger brother Jon, who plays as a right winger, also began his career at Antiguoko before agreeing to join Athletic Bilbao's cantera in 2018.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 July 2023[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basconia 2015–16 Tercera División 226–––226
2015–16 Tercera División 2510–––2510
Total 4716–––4716
Bilbao Athletic 2015–16 Segunda División 50–––50
2016–17 Segunda División B 327–––327
2017–18 Segunda División B 3716––2[lower-alpha 1]23918
2018–19 Segunda División B 61–––61
2019–20 Segunda División B 135––1[lower-alpha 1]0135
Total 9329––329631
Athletic Bilbao 2018–19 La Liga 6030––90
Sabadell 2020–21 Segunda División 39310––403
Amorebieta 2021–22 Segunda División 371310––3813
Athletic Bilbao 2022–23 La Liga 30670–00376
Career total 25267120003226769
  1. Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs

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. "Sevilla 0-1 Athletic Club: Bilbao Comeback Fell Short as Sevilla Reach Copa del Rey Quarterfinals". SoccerNews.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. "Gorka Guruzeta's injury". Athletic Bilbao. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. "Gorka Guruzeta será el delantero del Sabadell tres temporadas" [Gorka Guruzeta will be the forward of Sabadell for three seasons] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. "Termination of Gorka Guruzeta's contract". Athletic Bilbao. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. "Gorka Guruzeta refuerza el ataque de los azules" [Gorka Guruzeta bolsters the attack of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. "Gorka Guruzeta returns to Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. "El club confirma los fichajes de Mikel Vesga y Ander Aldai" [The club confirms the signings of Mikel Vesga and Ander Aldai] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  12. "Guruzeta: Xabier Guruzeta Aizpún". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  13. "El Athletic ficha al juvenil Jon Guruzeta que rechazó a la Real" [Athletic signs the youth Jon Guruzeta who rejected Real]. El Correo (in Spanish). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  14. Gorka Guruzeta at BDFutbol
  15. Gorka Guruzeta at WorldFootball.net
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