Oier Olazábal

Oier Olazábal Paredes (born 14 September 1989), known simply as Oier, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Andorra.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olazábal and the second or maternal family name is Paredes.
Oier
Oier with Real Sociedad in 2015
Personal information
Full name Oier Olazábal Paredes
Date of birth (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989
Place of birth Irun, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Andorra
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2007 Real Unión
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Barcelona B 122 (0)
2008–2014 Barcelona 1 (0)
2014–2017 Granada 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Real Sociedad (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Levante (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2020 Levante 47 (0)
2020–2022 Espanyol 6 (0)
2022–2023 Pafos 1 (0)
2023– Andorra 0 (0)
International career
2008 Spain U19 1 (0)
2016 Basque Country 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Oier arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy at the age of 18, from local Real Unión.[1] He spent his first years with the reserves as backup to another youth product, Rubén.

Oier made his debut for the first team on 2 January 2008, in the 2–2 home draw against CD Alcoyano in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2] More than one year after, on 17 May, he appeared for the first time in La Liga as Barça were already champions, in a 2–1 away loss to RCD Mallorca.[3]

For the 2009–10 campaign, after Albert Jorquera left for neighbours Girona FC, Oier was promoted to third choice. He still continued to appear regularly for the B's, however.

Granada

On 11 July 2014, Oier signed a three-year deal with Granada CF for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 25 August of the following year, he was loaned to fellow top-division side Real Sociedad in a season-long deal.[5]

Levante

On 29 January 2017, Oier was loaned to Levante UD for the rest of the campaign with the option to buy in event of promotion; he replaced Álex Remiro, whose own temporary switch from Athletic Bilbao had been curtailed.[6] Manager Juan Ramón López Muñiz began playing him in place of Raúl Fernández in the final matches,[7] including in the goalless draw at CD Tenerife on 20 May that saw the Granotas crowned Segunda División champions.[8]

Oier took the starting place from Fernández in the top flight, and signed a new deal in June 2018 to last until 2021, with a further year as an option.[9]

Espanyol

Having only been used in cup games due to Paco López' preference for Aitor Fernández, Oier left for RCD Espanyol on 31 January 2020 for a €1.5 million fee, signing until June 2022 with the option of another season after that.[10] Due to Diego López' suspension, he debuted on 13 June as the 70th goalkeeper in the club's history in a 2–0 home win over Deportivo Alavés.[11]

Pafos

On 17 August 2022, Oier moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for Pafos FC in the Cypriot First Division.[12] He featured in only two games during his spell.[13]

Andorra

Oier returned to Spain and its second tier on 29 August 2023, after agreeing to a two-year contract at FC Andorra.[14]

International career

On 30 December 2016, Oier made his one appearance for the unofficial Basque Country team, playing the second half of a 3–1 win over Tunisia at the San Mamés Stadium.[15]

Career statistics
Oier (first from the left) arriving in Glasgow with Barcelona
As of match played on 4 April 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2007–08[17] Tercera División310——4[lower-alpha 1]0350
2008–09[18] Segunda División B90———90
2009–10[18] Segunda División B180———180
2010–11[18] Segunda División150———150
2011–12[18] Segunda División230———230
2012–13[18] Segunda División190———190
Total 1150——401190
Barcelona 2007–08[18] La Liga001000—10
2008–09[18] La Liga100000—10
2010–11[18] La Liga0000000000
2011–12[18] La Liga0000000000
2012–13[18] La Liga000000—00
2013–14[18] La Liga000000—00
Total 1010000020
Granada 2014–15[18] La Liga14020——160
2015–16[18] La Liga0000——00
2016–17[18] La Liga0010——10
Total 14030——170
Real Sociedad (loan) 2015–16[18] La Liga3020——50
Levante (loan) 2016–17[18] Segunda División5000——50
Levante 2017–18[18] La Liga26010——270
2018–19[18] La Liga21000——210
2019–20[18] La Liga0020——20
Total 52030——550
Espanyol 2019–20[18] La Liga20———20
2020–21[18] La Liga2020——40
2021–22[18] La Liga2000——20
Total 6020——80
Career total 191011000402060
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

Levante

Espanyol

References
  1. "El 'hijo' vasco de Thuram" [Thuram's Basque 'son']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "Regalo del Barça al Alcoyano en Copa" [Barça gift to Alcoyano in Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Mallorca 2–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. "Goalkeeper Oier Olazábal transferred to Granada". FC Barcelona. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. "Reinforcing the goalkeeper's position". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. Rodríguez, M. Á. (29 January 2017). "Oier llega cedido al Levante" [Oier arrives on loan at Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. Cortés, Javier (13 May 2017). "El gran dilema de Muñiz en la portería" [Muñiz' big dilemma in goal] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. "El Levante saca el punto que le proclama ¡campeón de Segunda!" [Levante take the point that makes them champions of Segunda!]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. Barea, Víctor (14 June 2018). "Oier amplía su contrato hasta 2021" [Oier extends his contract to 2021]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. Navarro, Cristina (31 January 2020). "Oficial: Oier ficha por el Espanyol" [Official: Oier signs for Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  11. "Oier debutó y entró en la historia del Espanyol" [Oier debuted and entered Espanyol's history] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. "Oier Olazabal – new goalkeeper of Pafos FC". Pafos FC. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  13. Bernad Suelves, Marc (28 August 2023). "El Andorra busca tercer portero: suena Oier Olazábal" [Andorra search for a third goalkeeper: Oier Olazábal is the man of the hour]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. "Oier Olazabal completa la porteria" [Oier Olazabal completes the goal] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. "Euskal Selekzioa cumple con su papel" [Basque national team does its job]. El Correo (in Spanish). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  16. "Oier". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  17. "Oier". LaPreferente. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  18. "Oier: Oier Olazábal Paredes". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  19. "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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