Oier Olazábal

Oier

Olazábal playing for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full nameOier Olazábal Paredes
Date of birth14 September 1989
Place of birthIrun, Spain
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Granada
Number1
Youth career
2005–2007Real Unión
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2013Barcelona B122(0)
2008–2014Barcelona1(0)
2014–Granada9(0)
National team
2008Spain U191(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Olazábal and the second or maternal family name is Paredes.

Oier Olazábal Paredes (born 14 September 1989), simply known as Oier, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF as a goalkeeper.

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 main squad, in the 2–2 home draw against CD Alcoyano for the season's Copa del Rey. 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 against RCD Mallorca.[2]

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 four-year deal with Granada CF, for an undisclosed fee.[3]

Club statistics

Oier (first from the left) arriving in Glasgow with Barcelona.
As of 5 January 2015[4]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [5] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2007–08 350—350
2008–09 90—90
2009–10 210—210
2010–11 150—150
2011–12 230—230
2012–13 190—190
Total 1220—1220
Barcelona 2007–08 0010000010
2008–09 1000000010
Total 0000000020
Granada 2014–15 2000000000
Total 0000000000
Career totals 12301000001240

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ "El 'hijo' vasco de Thuram" [Thuram's Basque 'son'] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mallorca 2–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Goalkeeper Oier Olazábal transferred to Granada". FC Barcelona. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Oier". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.

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