Asier Illarramendi
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Illarramendi in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asier Illarramendi Andonegi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mutriku, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Real Sociedad B | 93 | (7) |
| 2010–2013 | Real Sociedad | 54 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Real Madrid | 59 | (2) |
| 2015–2023 | Real Sociedad | 167 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Dallas | 36 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Spain U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Spain U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | Basque Country | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||
Asier Illarramendi "Illarra" Andonegi (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈsjeɾ iʎaraˈmendi iˈʎara andoˈneɣi]; born 8 March 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
He developed at Real Sociedad, helping them to qualify for the Champions League in 2013. He then transferred to Real Madrid for €32.2 million, the most they had ever paid for a Spanish player, returning to his first club for half of that fee two years later.
Illarramendi earned 31 caps for Spain from under-17 to under-23 level, winning the 2013 European Championship with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in 2017.