Mikel Goti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Goti López | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorliz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Basconia | 25 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Athletic B | 59 | (6) |
| 2023– | Real Sociedad B | 40 | (7) |
| 2024– | Real Sociedad | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 | |||
Mikel Goti López (born 23 May 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Sociedad.
Career
[edit]At the age of ten, Goti joined the youth academy of La Liga side Athletic.[1] In 2020, he signed for Basconia, before playing for the reserve team of Athletic by the second half of the season. Two and a half years later, he signed for the reserve team of La Liga side Real Sociedad. By the summer of 2024, he was training with the club's first team and received offers from a number of Spanish second tier sides, which he rejected.[2] On 21 November 2024, he debuted and scored his first goal for the first team during a 5–0 away win over Jove Español in the Copa del Rey.
Style of play
[edit]Goti can play as a midfielder or as a winger and is left-footed. Speaking to Spanish newspaper El Diario Vasco, Goti's former coach Enrique Rapado compared his style of play to that of Athletic legend Francisco Yeste.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Goti, el atacante zurdo criado en Lezama" [Goti, the left-footed attacker raised in Lezama] (in Spanish). El Correo. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Mikel Goti no tiene prisa pero sí 'novias'" [Mikel Goti is not in a hurry but he does have 'girlfriends'] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ ""Mikel Goti se parece a Yeste en su estilo de juego"" [«Mikel Goti is similar to Yeste in his style of play»] (in Spanish). Diario Vasco. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mikel Goti at Soccerway