Oier Olazábal
Oier Olazábal Paredes (born 14 September 1989), known simply as Oier, is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a goalkeeper.
Olazábal with Real Sociedad in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oier Olazábal Paredes | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
Number | 1 | ||
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– | Espanyol | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
2016– | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2016 |
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.
On 2 January 2008, Oier made his debut for the first team, in the 2–2 home draw against CD Alcoyano for the season's 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 1–2 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]
In the top flight, Oier took the starting place from Fernández, 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]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 26 January 2019[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2007–08[13] | Tercera División | 31 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2008–09[14] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
2009–10[14] | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
2010–11[14] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
2011–12[14] | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
2012–13[14] | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Total | 115 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||||
Barcelona | 2007–08[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2008–09[14] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2010–11[14] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Granada | 2014–15[14] | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2015–16[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
Real Sociedad (loan) | 2015–16[14] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Levante (loan) | 2016–17[14] | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Levante | 2017–18[14] | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
2018–19[14] | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2019–20[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
Espanyol | 2019–20[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 185 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 0 |
- Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
References
- "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.
- "Regalo del Barça al Alcoyano en Copa" [Barça gift to Alcoyano in Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Mallorca 2–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- "Goalkeeper Oier Olazábal transferred to Granada". FC Barcelona. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "Reinforcing the goalkeeper's position". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- Rodríguez, M. Á. (29 January 2017). "Oier llega cedido al Levante" [Oier arrives on loan at Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- 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.
- "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.
- Barea, Víctor (14 June 2018). "Oier amplía su contrato hasta 2021" [Oier extends his contract to 2021]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Navarro, Cristina (31 January 2020). "Oficial: Oier ficha por el Espanyol" [Official: Oier signs for Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "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.
- "Oier". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- "Oier". LaPreferente. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "Oier: Oier Olazábal Paredes". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
External links
- Oier Olazábal at BDFutbol
- Oier Olazábal – FIFA competition record