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Oier Olazábal

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Oier
Oier with Real Sociedad in 2015
Personal information
Full name Oier Olazábal Paredes
Date of birth (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Irun, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Andorra
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2007 Real Unión
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Barcelona B 115 (0)
2008–2014 Barcelona 1 (0)
2014–2017 Granada 14 (0)
2015–2016Real Sociedad (loan) 3 (0)
2017Levante (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2020 Levante 47 (0)
2020–2022 Espanyol 6 (0)
2022–2023 Pafos 1 (0)
2023– Andorra 0 (0)
International career
2008 Spain U19 1 (0)
2016 Basque Country 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

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Barcelona

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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.

Oier made his debut for the first team on 2 January 2008, in the 2–2 home draw against CD Alcoyano in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2] More than one year after, on 17 May, he appeared for the first time in La Liga as Barça were already champions, in a 2–1 away loss to RCD Mallorca.[3]

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

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On 11 July 2014, Oier signed a three-year deal with Granada CF for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 25 August of the following year, he was loaned to fellow top-division side Real Sociedad in a season-long deal.[5]

Levante

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On 29 January 2017, Oier was loaned to Levante UD for the rest of the campaign with the option to buy in event of promotion; he replaced Álex Remiro, whose own temporary switch from Athletic Bilbao had been curtailed.[6] Manager Juan Ramón López Muñiz began playing him in place of Raúl Fernández in the final matches,[7] including in the goalless draw at CD Tenerife on 20 May that saw the Granotas crowned Segunda División champions.[8]

Oier took the starting place from Fernández in the top flight, and signed a new deal in June 2018 to last until 2021, with a further year as an option.[9]

Espanyol

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Having only been used in cup games due to Paco López' preference for Aitor Fernández, Oier left for RCD Espanyol on 31 January 2020 for a €1.5 million fee, signing until June 2022 with the option of another season after that.[10] Due to Diego López' suspension, he debuted on 13 June as the 70th goalkeeper in the club's history in a 2–0 home win over Deportivo Alavés.[11]

Pafos

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On 17 August 2022, Oier moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for Pafos FC in the Cypriot First Division.[12] He featured in only two games during his spell.[13]

Andorra

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Oier returned to Spain and its second tier on 29 August 2023, after agreeing to a two-year contract at FC Andorra.[14]

International career

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On 30 December 2016, Oier made his one appearance for the unofficial Basque Country team, playing the second half of a 3–1 win over Tunisia at the San Mamés Stadium.[15]

Career statistics

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Oier (first from the left) arriving in Glasgow with Barcelona
As of match played on 21 January 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2007–08[17] Tercera División 31 0 4[a] 0 35 0
2008–09[18] Segunda División B 9 0 9 0
2009–10[18] Segunda División B 18 0 3[b] 0 21 0
2010–11[18] Segunda División 15 0 15 0
2011–12[18] Segunda División 23 0 23 0
2012–13[18] Segunda División 19 0 19 0
Total 115 0 7 0 122 0
Barcelona 2007–08[18] La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09[18] La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11[18] La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[18] La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[18] La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[18] La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Granada 2014–15[18] La Liga 14 0 2 0 16 0
2015–16[18] La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[18] La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 14 0 3 0 17 0
Real Sociedad (loan) 2015–16[18] La Liga 3 0 2 0 5 0
Levante (loan) 2016–17[18] Segunda División 5 0 0 0 5 0
Levante 2017–18[18] La Liga 26 0 1 0 27 0
2018–19[18] La Liga 21 0 0 0 21 0
2019–20[18] La Liga 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 52 0 3 0 55 0
Espanyol 2019–20[18] La Liga 2 0 2 0
2020–21[18] La Liga 2 0 2 0 4 0
2021–22[18] La Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 2 0 8 0
Pafos 2022–23[18] Cypriot First Division 1 0 1 0 2 0
Andorra 2023–24[18] Segunda División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 192 0 12 0 0 0 7 0 211 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs

Honours

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Barcelona

Levante

Espanyol

References

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  1. ^ "El 'hijo' vasco de Thuram" [Thuram's Basque 'son']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Regalo del Barça al Alcoyano en Copa" [Barça gift to Alcoyano in Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 January 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Mallorca 2–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Goalkeeper Oier Olazábal transferred to Granada". FC Barcelona. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Reinforcing the goalkeeper's position". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, M. Á. (29 January 2017). "Oier llega cedido al Levante" [Oier arrives on loan at Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ Cortés, Javier (13 May 2017). "El gran dilema de Muñiz en la portería" [Muñiz' big dilemma in goal] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "El Levante saca el punto que le proclama ¡campeón de Segunda!" [Levante take the point that makes them champions of Segunda!]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ^ Barea, Víctor (14 June 2018). "Oier amplía su contrato hasta 2021" [Oier extends his contract to 2021]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ^ Navarro, Cristina (31 January 2020). "Oficial: Oier ficha por el Espanyol" [Official: Oier signs for Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Oier debutó y entró en la historia del Espanyol" [Oier debuted and entered Espanyol's history] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Oier Olazabal – new goalkeeper of Pafos FC". Pafos FC. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  13. ^ Bernad Suelves, Marc (28 August 2023). "El Andorra busca tercer portero: suena Oier Olazábal" [Andorra search for a third goalkeeper: Oier Olazábal is the man of the hour]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Oier Olazabal completa la porteria" [Oier Olazabal completes the goal] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Euskal Selekzioa cumple con su papel" [Basque national team does its job]. El Correo (in Spanish). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Oier". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Oier". LaPreferente. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Oier: Oier Olazábal Paredes". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  19. ^ "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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