Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez (born 12 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Antiguoko | |||
| 2014–2015 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | 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 | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 29 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 7 | – | – | – | 32 | 7 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 37 | 16 | – | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 39 | 18 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 13 | 5 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Total | 93 | 29 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 96 | 31 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2018–19 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Sabadell | 2020–21 | La Liga | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 3 | ||
| Amorebieta | 2021–22 | La Liga | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 13 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2022–23 | La Liga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Career total | 177 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 185 | 49 | ||
Athletic Bilbao – current squad | |
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