David Zurutuza

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

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
Date of birth (1986-07-19) 19 July 1986
Place of birth Rochefort, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Lengokoak
Decathlon Ondarroa
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Real Sociedad B 83 (5)
2007–2008 → Eibar (loan) 24 (2)
2008–2020 Real Sociedad 267 (20)
Total 374 (27)
International career
2010–2018 Basque Country 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent his entire professional career contracted to Real Sociedad, with whom he made 303 competitive appearances across over a decade, and was also loaned to Eibar in the Segunda División.

Early years

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.[1] He also held French citizenship.[2]

Club career

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.[3][4]

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.[5]

In 2009–10, Zurutuza contributed four goals in 28 games as Real Sociedad returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.[6] 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[7] and scoring his first goal on 28 November in a 3–1 away defeat of Sporting de Gijón;[8][9] he only missed two league matches as the club managed to retain its status.[6]

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.[10] Five years later, on 14 September, he made his 300th appearance against Atlético Madrid.[11]

Zurutuza retired from football in July 2020, at the age of 34.[12]

Career statistics

[13][14]

Club Season Division League Cup Europe / Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad B 2005–06 Segunda División B 290—20310
2006–07 Segunda División B 305——305
2008–09 Segunda División B 220——220
Total 8150020835
Eibar (loan) 2007–08 Segunda División 24210—252
Real Sociedad 2008–09 Segunda División 1000—10
2009–10 Segunda División 28400—284
2010–11 La Liga 36200—362
2011–12 La Liga 33300—333
2012–13 La Liga 21240—252
2013–14 La Liga 2811050341
2014–15 La Liga 1625041253
2015–16 La Liga 16120—181
2016–17 La Liga 31360—373
2017–18 La Liga 3101051371
2018–19 La Liga 21230—242
2019–20 La Liga 5000—50
Total 2672022014230322
Career Total 3722323016241129

Honours

Real Sociedad

References
  1. «Nací en Rochefort por accidente, crecí en Deba, vivo en Hendaia y no me siento francés» ("I was born in Rochefort by accident, grew up in Deba, live in Hendaia and I don't feel French") Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Vasco, 7 October 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. "Biografía" [Biography] (in Spanish). Official website. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. Zurutuza renueva con la Real y llega al Eibar cedido por una temporada (Zurutuza renews with Real and arrives at Eibar on loan for one season); El Diario Vasco, 4 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. La Real trilingüe (Trilingual Real); El País, 21 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Un cañón de oxígeno (A rocket of oxygen); Mundo Deportivo, 24 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. "Zurutuza, un futbolista de los que quedan pocos" [Zurutuza, not many footballers like him left] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. Sociedad make winning return Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  8. Sociedad leave it late Archived 7 January 2013 at WebCite; ESPN Soccernet, 28 November 2010
  9. El bautismo goleador soñado (A dream scoring baptism); Mundo Deportivo, 29 November 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. Real Sociedad 4–2 Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 31 August 2014
  11. "Zurutuza alcanzó los 300 partidos con la Real" [Zurutuza reached 300 matches with Real] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. "David Zurutuza cuelga las botas en la Real Sociedad con una subasta solidaria" [David Zurutuza hangs up boots at Real Sociedad with solidary auction] (in Spanish). Goal. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  13. David Zurutuza at Soccerway
  14. David Zurutuza at WorldFootball.net
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