Asier Illarramendi
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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 for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Asier Illarramendi Andonegi[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Mutriku, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
Number | 14 | ||
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– | FC Dallas | 13 | (1) |
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 2 March 2024 |
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.