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Ander Barrenetxea (footballer)

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Ander Barrenetxea Muguruza (born 27 December 2001), commonly known mononymously as Barrene, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.

Ander Barrenetxea
Barrenetxea training with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ander Barrenetxea Muguruza[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2013 Antiguoko[2][3]
2013–2018 Real Sociedad[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad C 4 (1)
2019 Real Sociedad B 8 (1)
2018– Real Sociedad 179 (17)
International career‡
2018–2019 Spain U18 6 (1)
2019–2020 Spain U19 5 (0)
2020–2023 Spain U21 13 (1)
2026– Spain 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–RomaniaTeam
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2019 ArmeniaTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Club career

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Early career

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Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Barrenetxea is a product of Real Sociedad's youth setup. He joined the club from Antiguoko in 2013 alongside Martín Zubimendi.[4]

In the 2018–19 season, he began to train with the senior team, while registered with the club's C-team playing in the amateur fourth tier. In early December 2018, he renewed his contract until 2025.[5]

First team debut

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On 22 December 2018, Barrenetxea made his professional and La Liga debut as a late substitute for Real Sociedad in a 1–0 home loss against Deportivo Alavés. By doing so, he became the first footballer born in the 21st century to appear in the competition,[6][7] 26th youngest debutant in the division overall, and club's youngest since the Spanish Civil War; the latter behind only 15-year-old Pedro Irastorza in 1934.[8] Coincidentally, the footballer who left the field – Juanmi – was even younger upon debuting the competition eight years earlier.[8]

Barrenetxea's rapid progression to the senior team made him the first youth product to appear at that level without having played for the club's reserve team.[2] Two days after his breakthrough, he returned to play Real Sociedad C.[9]

Barrenetxea made his debut for Sanse on 6 January 2019, scoring on his debut in the third tier during a 3–0 home victory against Izarra.[10] On 12 May, he scored his first professional goal for the first team in a 3–1 home victory over Real Madrid.[11]

Promoting to the first team

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On 9 June 2019, Barrenetxea was definitely promoted to the main squad of the Txuri-urdin.[12] He played in the 2020 Copa del Rey final, starting in the earlier rounds with three goals and coming off the bench in the quarter-final victory against Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.[13] The final was delayed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with Barrenetxea coming out as a late substitute in the 1–0 Basque derby victory against Athletic Bilbao.[14]

Barrenetxea missed the second half of the 2021–22 season with a thigh injury which required surgery,[15] but recovered successfully after an operation by surgeon Lasse Lempainen in Turku, Finland.[16] By February 2023, at the age of 21, he had reached the milestone of 100 appearances for the club.[17] At the end of that season, Real Sociedad qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in one decade.[18]

On 18 April 2026, during the 2026 Copa del Rey final against Atlético Madrid, Barrenetxea set a Guinness World Record for the fastest goal scored in a Copa del Rey final, after scoring 14 seconds into the match.[19]

International career

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Youth

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Barrenetxea was called up for the Spain Under-16 team in 2016[20] and 2017,[3] and appeared for the Under-18 in November 2018.[21] He also featured for the regional Basque Country in the same age groups.[22][23]

Barrenetxea was selected for the 20-man Spain squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and came on as an 80th-minute substitute as Spain beat Portugal 2–0 in the final to be crowned winners of the competition.[24]

Barrenetxea received call-up to Under-21 team for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[25] and was taking part in the tournament as Spain awarded as runner-ups after England defeated Spain by 1–0 in the final.[26]

Senior

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On 31 March 2026, Barrenetxea made his senior debut for Spain in a goalless friendly draw against Egypt.[27]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 May 2026[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad C 2018–19 Tercera División 41———41
Real Sociedad B 2018–19 Segunda División B 81———81
Real Sociedad 2018–19 La Liga 9100——91
2019–20 171[a]7[b]3——244[a]
2020–21 313206[c]01[d]0403
2021–22 111104[c]0—161
2022–23 233101[c]0—253
2023–24 304307[e]2—406
2024–25 3017410[c]3—468
2025–26 29341——334
Total 17917[a]2582851023329[a]
Career total 19119[a]2582851024532[a]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Includes one goal against Mallorca on 26 January 2020, credited as an own goal in some sources.[29]
  2. ↑ Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202610
Total10

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Ander Barrenetxea". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "El camino de las estrellas" [The way of the stars]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Ander Barrenetxea y Peru Ruiz, con la sub-16" [Ander Barrenetxea and Peru Ruiz, with the under-16s]. Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "RealSociedad ha fichado a los jugadores de Antiguoko para la 13/14, Jesus Owono, Ander Barrenetxea, Jon Sanchez y Martin Zubimendi, Zorionak". Twitter. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018 – via Antiguoko.[better source needed]
  5. ↑ "Amplía su compromiso hasta 2025" [Extended his link until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Barrenetxea becomes the first player born in the 21st century to play in LaLiga Santander". Marca. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Debuta en LaLiga el primer futbolista nacido en el siglo XXI" [La Liga debut for a footballer born in the 21st century]. El País (in Spanish). 23 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Barrenetxea, el 26º debutante más joven de la historia de la Liga" [Barrenetxea, the 26th youngest debutant in the history of the League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Real Sociedad starlet Barrenetxea goes from top flight to fourth tier in 48 hours". Marca. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Barrenetxea, Roberto López y Olaizola hacen de Reyes Magos" [Barrenetxea, Roberto López and Olaizola are the Wise Men]. Grada 3 (in Spanish). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid". ESPN. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Promote to the first team". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Lowe, Sid (6 February 2020). "Real Madrid dumped out by Real Sociedad in Copa del Rey thriller". The Guardian.
  14. 1 2 Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ander Barrenetxea será operado en Finlandia de su grave lesión en el muslo izquierdo" [Ander Barrenetxea will undergo surgery in Finland due to his serious injury to his left thigh]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Hepojärvi, Harri (15 January 2022). "Yksi hirveimmistä vammoista, mitä olen nähnyt" – kammoarvion saanut huippupelaaja leikattiin Turussa". Iltalehti. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Ramajo, Roberto (16 February 2023). "Barrenetxea, centenario con sólo 21 años" [Barrenetxea, centenarian at only 21 years old]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Real Sociedad aiming for Champions League return against Atlético". France24. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Barrenetxea recibe el 'Guinness World Record' por el gol más rápido en una final de Copa". Marca (in Spanish). 12 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Ander Barrenetxea, convocado con la sub-16" [Ander Barrenetxea called up to the under-16 team] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  21. ↑ "Match Report: Second win for Spain against China (2–0)". Sefutbol. Royal Spanish Football Federation. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  22. ↑ "Convocatoria selección de Euskadi sub 18 y 16 Masculina" [Call-up for Basque Country's under-18 and under-16 men's teams]. Kirolak (in Spanish). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  23. ↑ "Tres victorias y una derrota para Euskadi en la 1ª fase disputada en Navarra" [Three victories and one defeat for Euskadi in the first phase played in Navarra]. La Cantera de Lezama (in Spanish). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  24. ↑ "Spain win 2019 U19 Euro: at a glance". UEFA. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  25. ↑ "Convocatoria de España para el Europeo sub-21" (in Spanish). UEFA. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "2023 Under-21 Euro final: England vs Spain". UEFA. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "Barrenetxea debuta con la absoluta de España" [Barrenetxea debuted with the Spain football team]. El Diario Vasco. 31 March 2026.
  28. ↑ Ander Barrenetxea at BDFutbol
  29. ↑ "Real Sociedad 3–0 Mallorca". BDFutbol. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. 3 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  31. ↑ "Real Sociedad win Copa del Rey with shootout win over Atletico". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  32. ↑ Southby, Ben (9 July 2023). "England 1–0 Spain: James Trafford saves last-gasp penalty as England win dramatic UEFA European Under-21 Championship". TNT Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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