Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez (born 2 February 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.
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Full name | Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 23)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Real Sociedad | |||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Real Sociedad | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Real Sociedad C | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Real Sociedad B | 50 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Real Sociedad | 91 | (3) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Spain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:36, 7 August 2021 (UTC) |
Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Zubimendi joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2011, aged 12.[3] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 27 August 2016, playing the last seven minutes in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against SCD Durango.[citation needed]
On 25 July 2018, Zubimendi renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] The following 28 April, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Rubén Pardo in a 2–1 home win over Getafe CF.[5]
On 24 July 2020, Zubimendi renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2025, being definitively promoted to the main squad.[6]
Zubimendi represented the Spain under-19s in a friendly 2–1 loss to the Portugal under-19s on 15 November 2017.[7]
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[8] Zubimendi made his senior debut in the match.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Sociedad B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | Segunda División B | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
Total | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
Real Sociedad | 2018–19 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
2021–22 | La Liga | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 47 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 91 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 4 | ||
Career total | 141 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Real Sociedad
Spain U23
Real Sociedad – current squad | |
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Spain men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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