David Zurutuza

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zurutuza and the second or maternal family name is Veillet.

David Zurutuza
Zurutuza with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name David Zurutuza Veillet[1]
Date of birth (1986-07-19) 19 July 1986 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Rochefort, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder
Youth career
Lengokoak
Decathlon Ondarroa
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Real Sociedad B 81 (5)
2007–2020 Real Sociedad 267 (20)
2007–2008 → Eibar (loan) 24 (2)
Total 372 (27)
International career
2010–2018 Basque Country 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Zurutuza Veillet (born 19 July 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He spent his entire career contracted to Real Sociedad, with whom he made 303 competitive appearances over 12 seasons, and was also loaned to Eibar in the Segunda División.[2]

Early years

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Zurutuza was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France, to a French mother and a Spanish father; the family returned to the latter's native Basque Country shortly after.[3] He held both Spanish and French nationalities.[4]

Club career

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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 Segunda División.[5][6]

Zurutuza spent the following campaign with Real's B team in the Segunda División B, 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.[7]

In 2009–10, Zurutuza contributed four goals in 28 games as Real Sociedad returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.[8] He continued to be first choice the next season, making his debut in the competition on 29 August 2010 in the 1–0 home victory over Villarreal CF[9] and scoring his first goal on 28 November in a 3–1 away defeat of Sporting de Gijón;[10][11] he only missed two league matches as the club managed to retain its status.[8]

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 2–0 behind to win 4–2.[12] Five years later, on 14 September, he made his 300th appearance against Atlético Madrid.[13]

Zurutuza retired from football in July 2020, at the age of 34.[14]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad B 2005–06[15] Segunda División B 29 0 — — 2[a] 0 31 0
2006–07[15] Segunda División B 30 5 — — — 30 5
2008–09[15] Segunda División B 22 0 — — — 22 0
Total 81 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 83 5
Eibar (loan) 2007–08[15] Segunda División 24 2 1 0 — — 25 2
Real Sociedad 2008–09[16] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2009–10[16] Segunda División 28 4 0 0 — — 28 4
2010–11[16] La Liga 36 2 0 0 — — 36 2
2011–12[16] La Liga 33 3 4 0 — — 33 3
2012–13[16] La Liga 21 2 1 0 — — 25 2
2013–14[16] La Liga 28 1 5 0 5 0 — 34 1
2014–15[16] La Liga 16 2 2 0 4 1 — 25 3
2015–16[16] La Liga 16 1 0 0 — — 18 1
2016–17[16] La Liga 31 3 6 0 — — 37 3
2017–18[16] La Liga 31 0 1 0 5 1 — 37 1
2018–19[16] La Liga 21 2 3 0 — — 24 2
2019–20[16] La Liga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 267 20 22 0 14 2 0 0 303 22
Career total 372 27 23 0 16 2 411 29
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

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Real Sociedad

References

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