Ander Barrenetxea (footballer)

Ander Barrenetxea Muguruza (born 27 December 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a forward or left winger.

For the cyclist, see Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrenetxea and the second or maternal family name is Muguruza.
Ander Barrenetxea
Barrenetxea training with Real Sociedad, 2018
Personal information
Full name Ander Barrenetxea Muguruza
Date of birth (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2013 Antiguoko[1][2]
2013–2018 Real Sociedad[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad C 4 (1)
2019 Real Sociedad B 8 (1)
2018– Real Sociedad 41 (4)
National team‡
2018–2019 Spain U18 6 (1)
2019–2020 Spain U19 5 (0)
2020– Spain U21 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Barrenetxea is a graduate of Real Sociedad's youth setup.

In the 2018–19 season, he began to become involved in training with the senior team, while registered with the club's C-team playing in the amateur fourth tier. In early December 2018, he renewed his contract until 2025.[4]

On 22 December 2018, Barrenetxea made his professional and La Liga debut as a late substitute for Real Sociedad in a 1–0 home loss against Deportivo Alavés. In so doing, he became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in the competition,[5][6] the 26th-youngest debutant in the division overall, and the club's youngest since the Spanish Civil War (behind only 15-year-old Pedro Irastorza in 1934).[7] By coincidence, the player who left the field, Juanmi, was even younger when making his bow in the competition eight years earlier.[7]

Barrenetxea's rapid progression to the senior team made him the first youth product to appear at that level without already playing for the club's B-team, known as Sanse, since Antoine Griezmann did likewise in 2009.[1] Two days after his breakthrough, he was back playing with the C-team.[8]

Barrenetxea made his debut for Sanse on 6 January 2019, scoring on his debut in the third tier in a 3–0 home victory over CD Izarra.[9] He scored his first professional goal for the first team on 12 May, in a 3–1 home victory over Real Madrid CF.[10]

On 9 June 2019, Barrenetxea was definitely promoted to the main squad of the Txuri-urdin.[11]

International career

Barrenetxea was called up for the Spain Under-16 team in 2016[12] and 2017,[2] and appeared for the Under-18s in November 2018.[13] He also featured for the regional Basque Country in the same age groups.[14][15]

He was selected for the 20-man Spain squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Barrenetxea came on as an 80th minute substitution as Spain beat Portugal 2–0 in the finals to be crowned winners of the competition.[16]

Honours

International
Spain U19

References
  1. "El camino de las estrellas" [The way of the stars]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Ander Barrenetxea y Peru Ruiz, con la sub-16" [Ander Barrenetxea and Peru Ruiz, with the under-16s]. Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. "RealSociedad ha fichado a los jugadores de Antiguoko para la 13/14, Jesus Owono, Ander Barrenetxea,Jon Sanchez y Martin Zubimendi,Zorionak". Antiguoko. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. "Amplía su compromiso hasta 2025" [Extended his link until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "Barrenetxea becomes the first player born in the 21st century to play in LaLiga Santander". Marca. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "Debuta en LaLiga el primer futbolista nacido en el siglo XXI" [First LaLiga debut for a footballer born in the 21st century]. El País (in Spanish). 23 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "Barrenetxea, el 26º debutante más joven de la historia de la Liga" [Barrenetxea, the 26th youngest debutant in the history of the League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. "Real Sociedad starlet Barrenetxea goes from top flight to fourth tier in 48 hours". Marca. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. "Barrenetxea, Roberto López y Olaizola hacen de Reyes Magos" [Barrenetxea, Roberto López and Olaizola are the Wise Men]. Grada 3 (in Spanish). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. "Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid - Football Match Report". ESPN.com. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  11. "Promote to the first team". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  12. "Ander Barrenetxea, convocado con la sub-16" [Ander Barrenetxea, summoned to the under-16s] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  13. "Match Report: Second win for Spain against China (2-0)". Sefutbol. Royal Spanish Football Federation. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  14. "Convocatoria selección de Euskadi sub 18 y 16 Masculina" [Call for Euskadi under 18 and under 16 Mens selections] (in Spanish). Kirolak. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  15. "Tres victorias y una derrota para Euskadi en la 1ª fase disputada en Navarra" [Three victories and one defeat for Euskadi in the first phase played in Navarra]. La Cantera de Lezama (in Spanish). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  16. "Spain win 2019 U19 EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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