Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Sanjurjo and the second or maternal family name is
Maté .
Oier Sanjurjo Maté (born 25 May 1986), known simply as Oier , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder .
He spent the vast majority of his career with Osasuna , making 356 appearances.[ 2]
Club career
Osasuna
Oier was born in Estella-Lizarra , Navarre . A product of hometown CD Izarra 's youth academy, he completed his development at neighbouring club CA Osasuna .[ 3] He made his La Liga debut on 24 September 2008 in a game against Deportivo de La Coruña , coming on for Nacho Monreal in the tenth minute of an eventual 0–0 home draw.[ 4] Although he spent most of the season with the reserves , he still managed a further nine league appearances.
In his first full professional campaign , Oier started the first five matches at right back as starter César Azpilicueta was away on international duty .[ 5] He found his chances limited after the latter's return, and was subsequently loaned to RC Celta de Vigo on 11 July 2011.[ 6]
After being a starter for the Galicians as the season ended in promotion , Oier returned to Osasuna and renewed his contract until 2015.[ 7] He scored two goals from 28 appearances in 2012–13 ,[ 8] [ 9] but the team returned to Segunda División after a 14-year stay.
Oier extended his contract for three years in June 2015,[ 10] and in December 2018 this was lengthened to 2020 with a buyout clause of €8 million while the side remained in the second tier.[ 11] He finished that season as captain of the champions.[ 12]
After returning to the top flight, Oier earned two new renewals, allowing him to skipper the club during its centenary in 2020.[ 13] [ 14] On 31 October that year, in a 3–1 home loss to Atlético Madrid , he made his 300th official appearance for the team but also gave away a penalty by handball .[ 15]
AEK Larnaca
Oier moved abroad for the first time at the age of 36, joining AEK Larnaca FC of the Cypriot First Division .[ 16]
International career
Oier was never capped by Spain at any level. He did play for the Basque Country representative team , starting from a friendly against Venezuela in December 2010.[ 17]
Career statistics
As of match played 22 May 2022 [ 18] [ 19]
Honours
Osasuna
References
^ a b c "Oier" . Diario AS . Retrieved 6 July 2023 .
^ "Penúltimo capítulo del adiós de Oier" [Penultimate chapter of Oier's goodbye]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
^ Rodríguez Beltrán, Javier (9 May 2022). "Oier Sanjurjo termina su etapa en Osasuna" [Oier Sanjurjo ends his spell at Osasuna]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2023 .
^ "Osasuna 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña" . ESPN Soccernet . 24 September 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2014 .
^ "Fútbol.– Azpilicueta (Osasuna), tras regresar del Mundial Sub-20: "Tengo ya ganas de volver a jugar" " [Football.– Azpilicueta (Osasuna), after returning from the Under-20 World Cup: "I can't wait to start playing again"] (in Spanish). Europa Press . 13 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2018 .
^ "Oier Sanjurjo ya es jugador del Celta" [Oier Sanjurjo is already a Celta player]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014 .
^ "Oier Sanjurjo renueva con el Osasuna hasta el año 2015" [Oier Sanjurjo renews with Osasuna until 2015]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014 .
^ Acedo, Diego (30 October 2013). "La pegada rojilla da tranquilidad" [Red pace brings tranquility]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ "0–1: El Osasuna congela Zorrilla" [0–1: Osasuna freeze Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2014 .
^ "Oier Sanjurjo renueva tres años con Osasuna" [Oier Sanjurjo renews with Osasuna for three years]. El Economista (in Spanish). 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ "Oier Sanjurjo renueva hasta 2020" [Oier Sanjurjo renews until 2020] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ a b Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (8 June 2019). "Osasuna ya tiene su copa de campeón" [Osasuna already have their champions cup]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (25 July 2019). "Oier renueva por un año con Osasuna, hasta 2021" [Oier renews for a year with Osasuna, until 2021]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ "Oier Sanjurjo, capitán de Osasuna, renueva con el equipo rojillo hasta 2022" [Oier Sanjurjo, captain of Osasuna, renews with the red team until 2022] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE . 7 September 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ Cervantes, Patxi (1 November 2020). "Oier Sanjurjo: "Me ha costado mucho llegar a los 300 partidos porque detrás hay esfuerzo y recorrido" " [Oier Sanjurjo: "It cost me a lot to reach 300 matches because there's effort and a route behind it"]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ Ciordia, Fernando; Bernarte, Borja (10 June 2022). "Oier seguirá su carrera en Chipre" [Oier will continue his career in Cyprus]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2022 .
^ "Lleno para ver a la Euskal Selekzioa" [Full crowd to see the Basque national team]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 28 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2021 .
^ Oier at BDFutbol
^ Oier at Soccerway
External links
Oier at BDFutbol
Oier at Futbolme (in Spanish)