Martín Zubimendi

Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez (born 2 February 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zubimendi and the second or maternal family name is Ibáñez.
Martín Zubimendi
Zubimendi at Real Sociedad in 2023
Personal information
Full name Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999[2]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 4
Youth career
Antiguoko
2011–2016 Real Sociedad
2012–2013 Antiguoko (loan)[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Real Sociedad C 26 (1)
2017–2020 Real Sociedad B 50 (4)
2019– Real Sociedad 121 (4)
International career‡
2016 Spain U17 1 (0)
2017 Spain U19 1 (0)
2020–2021 Spain U21 7 (0)
2021 Spain U23 6 (0)
2021– Spain 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Nations League
Winner2023 Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Zubimendi joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2011, aged 12.[4] 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.

On 25 July 2018, Zubimendi renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5] 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.[6]

On 24 July 2020, Zubimendi renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2025, being definitively promoted to the main squad.[7]

International career

Zubimendi represented the Spain under-19s in a friendly 2–1 loss to the Portugal under-19s on 15 November 2017.[8]

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.[9] Zubimendi made his senior debut in the match.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 September 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad B 2016–17 Segunda División B 30———30
2017–18 Segunda División B 20———20
2018–19 Segunda División B 201———201
2019–20 Segunda División B 253———253
Total 504000000504
Real Sociedad 2018–19 La Liga 1000——10
2019–20 La Liga 901[lower-alpha 1]0——100
2020–21 La Liga 310207[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0410
2021–22 La Liga 362407[lower-alpha 2]1—473
2022–23 La Liga 361304[lower-alpha 2]0—431
2023–24 La Liga 81001[lower-alpha 4]0—91
Total 1214100191101515
Career total 1718100191102019
  1. Appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Supercopa de España
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 8 September 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202110
202200
202310
Total20

Honours

Real Sociedad

Spain U23

Spain

References
  1. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Martín Zubimendi". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. "RealSociedad ha fichado a los jugadores de Antiguoko para la 13/14, Jesus Owono, Ander Barrenetxea,Jon Sanchez y Martin Zubimendi,Zorionak". Antiguoko. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018 – via Twitter.
  4. "Zubimendi llega para quedarse" [Zubimendi arrives to stay] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "La Real renueva a Martín Zubimendi hasta 2022" [Real renew Martín Zubimendi until 2022] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. "La Real respira y complica la Champions al Getafe" [Real breathe and complicate Getafe's Champions place] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. "Until 2025". Real Sociedad. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. Ripoll, Cristina (15 November 2017). "España Sub-19 ofrece una buena imagen ante Portugal" [Spain under-19 offer a good image against Portugal] (in Spanish). Fútbol Juvenil. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  9. "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. Martín Zubimendi at BDFutbol
  12. "Martín Zubimendi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. "Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". AS.com. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. Smith, Emma (18 June 2023). "Spain win Nations League final on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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