Andoni Gorosabel Espinosa (born 4 August 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Real Sociedad

Born in Arrasate,

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, Basque Country, Gorosabel represented UD Aretxabaleta and

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

as a youth, appearing in the

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in 2013. On 11 July 2014, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to

SD Beasain Sociedad Deportiva Beasain (''Beasain Kirol Elkartea'' in Basque) is a Spanish football team based in Beasain, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1905 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Loinaz'', with a capaci ...

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, making his senior debut during the season. Upon returning, Gorosabel was assigned to

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Berio FT, also in the fourth tier. On 9 July 2016, he was loaned to

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side

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for one year. On 16 June 2017, Gorosabel renewed his Real Sociedad contract until 2019 and was promoted to the reserves, also competing in the third level. He made his first team – and

– debut on 21 September, starting in a 3–0 away loss against

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. On 5 December 2017, Gorosabel renewed his contract until 2021, and spent the remainder of the campaign as a second-choice to

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, overtaking longtime incumbent Carlos Martínez. In July 2018, as both Odriozola and Martínez left, he was definitely promoted to the main squad. In March 2022, he reached the milestone of 100 appearances for Real Sociedad.

Alavés

On 11 August 2023, Gorosabel signed a one-year deal with

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, newly-promoted to the top tier. A regular starter for the club, he scored his first professional goal on 10 March 2024, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over

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Athletic Bilbao

On 19 June 2024,

announced the signing of Gorosabel on a four-year contract.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Real Sociedad *

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: 2019–20

References

External links

Profile
at the Real Sociedad website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorosabel, Andoni 1996 births Living people People from Mondragón Footballers from Gipuzkoa Spanish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Sociedad C footballers SD Beasain footballers Real Unión footballers Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers Deportivo Alavés players Athletic Bilbao footballers Basque Country men's international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen