Urko González de Zárate

Urko González de Zárate
González de Zárate with the Basque Country in 2024
Personal information
Full name Urko González de Zárate Quirós
Date of birth (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 4
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Real Sociedad C 22 (0)
2020–2023 Real Sociedad B 73 (0)
2020–2025 Real Sociedad 9 (0)
2025 → Espanyol (loan) 17 (0)
2025– Espanyol 35 (0)
International career‡
2022 Spain U21 1 (0)
2024– Basque Country[1] 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2024

Urko González de Zárate Quirós (born 20 March 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for RCD Espanyol.

Club career

González de Zárate was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country,[2] and was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 3 February 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against CD Santurtzi.

González de Zárate was definitely promoted to the C's ahead of the 2019–20 season,[3] and subsequently became a regular starter for the side. On 1 July 2020, he renewed his contract until 2024, and was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4]

González de Zárate made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 September 2020, replacing Ander Guevara late into a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[5][6] On 4 January 2024, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 15 jersey.[7]

On 23 January 2025, after being rarely used, González de Zárate was loaned to fellow top tier side RCD Espanyol until the end of the campaign.[8] On 28 August, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the Pericos.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad C 2019–20 Segunda División B 220———220
Real Sociedad B 2020–21 Segunda División B 150——2[a]0170
2021–22 Segunda División 350———350
2022–23 Primera Federación 230——2[a]0250
Total 730——40770
Real Sociedad 2020–21 La Liga 200000—20
2021–22 La Liga 000000—00
2022–23 La Liga 00001[b]0—10
2023–24 La Liga 403000—70
2024–25 La Liga 20201[b]0—50
2025–26 La Liga 1000——10
Total 905020—160
Career total 10405020401150
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "González de Zárate, another alternative to Zubeldia". Juniper Sports. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Plantillas para el inicio de la pretemporada" [Squads for the start of the season] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Renovaciones en el Sanse" [Renewals at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "El campeón arranca otra vez sin gol" [The champion starts again without goals] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Del Balmaseda al Real Madrid" [From Balmaseda to Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "La Real 'ficha' a Marrero y González de Zárate" [Real 'sign' Marrero and González de Zárate] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cedido al RCD Espanyol" [Loaned to RCD Espanyol] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Urko, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Urko, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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