Kepa Arrizabalaga
Arrizabalaga playing for Chelsea in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta[1]
Date of birth
3 October 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth
Ondarroa, Spain
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number
25
Youth career
2004–2012
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2011–2013
Basconia
31
(0)
2012–2015
Athletic Bilbao B
50
(0)
2015–2018
Athletic Bilbao
53
(0)
2015
→ Ponferradina (loan)
20
(0)
2015–2016
→ Real Valladolid (loan)
39
(0)
2018–
Chelsea
109
(0)
2023–
→ Real Madrid (loan)
11
(0)
International career‡
2012
Spain U18
2
(0)
2012
Spain U19
6
(0)
2013–2017
Spain U21
22
(0)
2017–
Spain
13
(0)
Medal record
Representing Spain
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2023 Netherlands
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Poland
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2012 Estonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Arrizabalaga began his senior club career with Athletic Bilbao. He played for Basconia, and joined Ponferradina and Real Valladolid on consecutive loans, between 2011 and 2016. He then returned to Bilbao and became a first-team regular; in 2018, he was the subject of a record association football transfer when he moved to Chelsea in a transfer worth €80 million (£72 million), a record fee for a goalkeeper. There, he won the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup.
Arrizabalaga won the 2012 European Championship with Spain's under-19 team. He made his senior debut in 2017, and was part of the national squad for the 2018 World Cup, although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.
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