Oier Sanjurjo

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Oier Sanjurjo Maté (born 25 May 1986), known simply as Oier, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder.

Oier
Oier in 2014
Personal information
Full name Oier Sanjurjo Maté[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Estella, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender
Youth career
Izarra
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Osasuna B 99 (0)
2008–2022 Osasuna 331 (14)
2011–2012Celta (loan) 33 (0)
2022–2023 AEK Larnaca 28 (2)
International career
2010–2020 Basque Country 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:05, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

He spent the vast majority of his career with Osasuna, making 356 appearances.[2]

Club career

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Osasuna

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Oier was born in Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. A product of hometown CD Izarra's youth academy, he completed his development at neighbouring club CA Osasuna.[3] He made his La Liga debut on 24 September 2008 in a game against Deportivo de La Coruña, coming on for Nacho Monreal in the tenth minute of an eventual 0–0 home draw.[4] Although he spent most of the season with the reserves, he still managed a further nine league appearances.

In his first full professional campaign, Oier started the first five matches at right back as starter César Azpilicueta was away on international duty.[5] He found his chances limited after the latter's return, and was subsequently loaned to RC Celta de Vigo on 11 July 2011.[6]

After being a starter for the Galicians as the season ended in promotion, Oier returned to Osasuna and renewed his contract until 2015.[7] He scored two goals from 28 appearances in 2012–13,[8][9] but the team returned to Segunda División after a 14-year stay.

Oier extended his contract for three years in June 2015,[10] and in December 2018 this was lengthened to 2020 with a buyout clause of €8 million while the side remained in the second tier.[11] He finished that season as captain of the champions.[12]

After returning to the top flight, Oier earned two new renewals, allowing him to skipper the club during its centenary in 2020.[13][14] On 31 October that year, in a 3–1 home loss to Atlético Madrid, he made his 300th official appearance for the team but also gave away a penalty by handball.[15]

AEK Larnaca

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Oier moved abroad for the first time at the age of 36, joining AEK Larnaca FC of the Cypriot First Division.[16]

International career

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Oier was never capped by Spain at any level. He did play for the Basque Country representative team, starting from a friendly against Venezuela in December 2010.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 May 2022[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2005–06 Segunda División B 24 0 24 0
2006–07 Segunda División B 34 0 34 0
2007–08 Segunda División B 32 0 32 0
2008–09 Segunda División B 9 0 9 0
Total 99 0 0 0 0 0 99 0
Osasuna 2006–07 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2008–09 La Liga 10 0 3 0 13 0
2009–10 La Liga 11 0 1 0 12 0
2010–11 La Liga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2012–13 La Liga 31 0 1 0 32 0
2013–14 La Liga 28 2 4 0 32 2
2014–15 Segunda División 12 1 0 0 12 1
2015–16 Segunda División 38 3 1 0 4[a] 0 43 3
2016–17 La Liga 36 0 2 0 38 0
2017–18 Segunda División 39 2 2 0 41 2
2018–19 Segunda División 37 3 0 0 37 3
2019–20 La Liga 29 2 0 0 29 2
2020–21 La Liga 32 0 3 1 35 1
2021–22 La Liga 25 1 3 0 28 1
Total 331 14 21 1 4 0 356 15
Celta (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 33 0 1 0 34 0
Career total 463 14 22 1 4 0 489 15
  1. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

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Osasuna

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Oier". Diario AS. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Penúltimo capítulo del adiós de Oier" [Penultimate chapter of Oier's goodbye]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ Rodríguez Beltrán, Javier (9 May 2022). "Oier Sanjurjo termina su etapa en Osasuna" [Oier Sanjurjo ends his spell at Osasuna]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Osasuna 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Fútbol.– Azpilicueta (Osasuna), tras regresar del Mundial Sub-20: "Tengo ya ganas de volver a jugar"" [Football.– Azpilicueta (Osasuna), after returning from the Under-20 World Cup: "I can't wait to start playing again"] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Oier Sanjurjo ya es jugador del Celta" [Oier Sanjurjo is already a Celta player]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Oier Sanjurjo renueva con el Osasuna hasta el año 2015" [Oier Sanjurjo renews with Osasuna until 2015]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  8. ^ Acedo, Diego (30 October 2013). "La pegada rojilla da tranquilidad" [Red pace brings tranquility]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  9. ^ "0–1: El Osasuna congela Zorrilla" [0–1: Osasuna freeze Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Oier Sanjurjo renueva tres años con Osasuna" [Oier Sanjurjo renews with Osasuna for three years]. El Economista (in Spanish). 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Oier Sanjurjo renueva hasta 2020" [Oier Sanjurjo renews until 2020] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (8 June 2019). "Osasuna ya tiene su copa de campeón" [Osasuna already have their champions cup]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  13. ^ Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (25 July 2019). "Oier renueva por un año con Osasuna, hasta 2021" [Oier renews for a year with Osasuna, until 2021]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Oier Sanjurjo, capitán de Osasuna, renueva con el equipo rojillo hasta 2022" [Oier Sanjurjo, captain of Osasuna, renews with the red team until 2022] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. ^ Cervantes, Patxi (1 November 2020). "Oier Sanjurjo: "Me ha costado mucho llegar a los 300 partidos porque detrás hay esfuerzo y recorrido"" [Oier Sanjurjo: "It cost me a lot to reach 300 matches because there's effort and a route behind it"]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  16. ^ Ciordia, Fernando; Bernarte, Borja (10 June 2022). "Oier seguirá su carrera en Chipre" [Oier will continue his career in Cyprus]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Lleno para ver a la Euskal Selekzioa" [Full crowd to see the Basque national team]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 28 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  18. ^ Oier at BDFutbol
  19. ^ Oier at Soccerway
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  • Oier at BDFutbol
  • Oier at Futbolme (in Spanish)