![]() Odriozola with
Real Madrid in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Odriozola Arzallus [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Marianistas | |||
2006–2014 | Real Sociedad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2017 | Real Sociedad B | 86 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Real Sociedad | 50 | (0) |
2018–2023 | Real Madrid | 34 | (2) |
2020 | → Bayern Munich (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2023– | Real Sociedad | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Spain | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 16 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2018 |
Álvaro Odriozola Arzallus (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo oðɾjoˈθola]; born 14 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad. [3]
Born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Odriozola joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2006, at the age of ten. [4] On 1 September 2013 he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 3–0 Segunda División B away loss against UD Las Palmas Atlético, [5] and in the same month made the first of several appearances in the UEFA Youth League. [6] [7]
Odriozola was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2014–15 season, and scored his first goal on 6 September 2014 by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against Real Unión. [8] On 25 February 2016, he renewed his contract with Sanse until 2018. [9]
On 16 January 2017, as both Carlos Martínez and Joseba Zaldúa were injured, Odriozola made his first-team – and La Liga – debut by starting in a 2–0 away win against Málaga CF. [10] Up to the end of the campaign, he played in a further 16 competitive matches. [11]
Odriozola renewed his contract until 2022 on 10 June 2017, and was definitively promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2017–18 season, quickly becoming the first-choice right-back. [12] He scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2018, in the 2–2 draw with FC Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 at Anoeta Stadium. [13]
On 5 July 2018, Real Madrid reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Odriozola. [14] [15] The fee was reported to be €30 million, plus €5 million of conditional add-ons. [16] He made his debut on 22 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over RCD Espanyol. [17] Odriozola scored his first league goal on 21 April 2021, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win over Cádiz. [18]
After playing just five times for Madrid during the first half of 2019–20. [19] In January 2020, Odriozola was loaned to Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season. [20] [21] On 23 August 2020, he won the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich. [22]
On 28 August 2021, Odriozola joined Serie A club Fiorentina on a season-long loan deal. [23] [24]
On 1 September 2023, Real Sociedad announced the return of Odriozola on a six-year contract. [25]
Odriozola was first selected to play for Spain under-21s by Albert Celades, helping the squad reach the final of the 2017 UEFA European Championship. He earned his first full cap for Spain on 6 October 2017, in a 3–0 win over Albania for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he played the entire match, and also provided an assist for Thiago Alcântara's goal as the team reached the finals as group winners. [26]
Odriozola was named in the 23-man squad for the finals in Russia. [27] He scored his first goal for his country on 3 June 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Switzerland in Villarreal. [28]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Sociedad B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | ||
Real Sociedad | 2016–17 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | La Liga | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [a] | 1 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
Total | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
Real Madrid | 2018–19 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2019–20 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2020–21 | La Liga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
2022–23 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
Bayern Munich (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Fiorentina (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Real Sociedad | 2023–24 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 207 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 3 June 2018 | Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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