Ibai Aguirre

Ibai Aguirre
Personal information
Full name Ibai Aguirre Basurco
Date of birth (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007
Place of birth Mutriku, Spain[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad B
Number 8
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025 Real Sociedad C 16 (1)
2025– Real Sociedad B 21 (0)
2026– Real Sociedad 1 (0)
International career‡
2026– Spain U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 January 2026

Ibai Aguirre Basurco (born 10 January 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Sociedad B.

Education

Alongside his football development in San Sebastián, Aguirre pursues higher education at university level. In addition to his athletic commitments, he studies Education due to his affection for working with children and it also helps him to disconnect from football.[2]

Career

Born in Mutriku, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Aguirre was a youth graduate of Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 16 February 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Segunda Federación away loss to CD Calahorra.[3]

After starting the 2025 pre-season with the reserves,[4] Aguirre scored his first senior goal on 19 October of that year, netting the C's second in a 3–2 Tercera Federación away win over Club San Ignacio.[5] He made his professional debut with the B-side on 5 November, starting in a 2–0 Segunda División home win over SD Huesca.[6][7]

Aguirre made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 April 2026, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Beñat Turrientes in a 2–0 home win over Levante UD.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad C 2024–25 Segunda Federación 120———120
2025–26 Segunda Federación 41———41
Total 161———161
Real Sociedad B 2025–26 Segunda División 170———170
Real Sociedad 2025–26 La Liga 1000——10
Career total 341000000341

References

  1. ↑ "Agirre" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Barreto, Beñat (7 August 2026). "Ibai Aguirre: «Estoy estudiando magisterio, me gustan los niños y desconecto»". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Paso atrás" [Step back] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "El Sanse tiene un hueco en el medio" [Sanse have a spot in the midfield] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Importante victoria" [Important win] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "El Sanse sí que sabe ganar en Anoeta" [Sanse know what it is like to win at Anoeta] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Anoeta es inexpugnable" [Anoeta is impregnable] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Todavía es juvenil y ya ha debutado con el primer equipo: la última joya de la Real Sociedad" [He is still a juvenil and has debuted with the first team: Real Sociedad's latest pearl] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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