David Zurutuza

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zurutuza and the second or maternal family name is Veillet.
David Zurutuza

Zurutuza playing for Real Sociedad in 2014
Personal information
Full nameDavid Zurutuza Veillet
Date of birth19 July 1986
Place of birthRochefort, France
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number17
Youth career
Decathlon Ondarroa
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2009Real Sociedad B83(5)
2007–2008→ Eibar (loan)24(2)
2008–Real Sociedad163(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Zurutuza Veillet (born 19 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as an attacking midfielder. He also holds French citizenship.

Early years

Zurutuza was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France, to a French mother and a Spanish father, with the family returning to the latter's native Basque Country shortly after.[1]

Club career

Zurutuza joined Real Sociedad's youth system after starting his football career in Deba, Gipuzkoa. In the 2007–08 season he was loaned to neighbours SD Eibar, in the second division.[2][3]

Zurutuza spent the following campaign with Real's B-team in the third level, suffering relegation. On 23 November 2008 he made his debut for the main squad, playing nine minutes in a 1–0 home win against SD Huesca.

In 2009–10, Zurutuza contributed with four goals in 28 games as Real Sociedad returned to La Liga after a three-year absence. He continued to be first-choice in the next season, making his debut in the competition on 29 August 2010 in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF,[4] and scoring his first goal on 28 November in a 3–1 success at Sporting de Gijón;[5][6] he only missed two league matches as the club managed to retain its division status.

On 31 August 2014, in the second matchday of the new season, Zurutuza put on a Man of the match performance at home against Real Madrid, his brace helping Real Sociedad come from 0–2 behind to win the game 4–2.[7]

References

  1. ↑ «Nací en Rochefort por accidente, crecí en Deba, vivo en Hendaia y no me siento francés» («I was born in Rochefort by accident, grew up in Deba, live en Hendaia and i don't feel French»); Diario Vasco, 7 October 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Zurutuza renueva con la Real y llega al Eibar cedido por una temporada (Zurutuza renews with Real and arrives at Eibar on loan for one season); Diario Vasco, 4 August 2007 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ La Real trilingüe (Trilingual Real); El País, 21 September 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Sociedad make winning return; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  5. ↑ Sociedad leave it late; ESPN Soccernet, 28 November 2010
  6. ↑ El bautismo goleador soñado (A dream scoring baptism); El Mundo Deportivo, 29 November 2010 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Real Sociedad 4–2 Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 31 August 2014

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