Álvaro Odriozola Arzallus (; born 14 December 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Real Sociedad

upleft, Odriozola with Real Sociedad in 2017 Born in

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, Basque Country, Odriozola joined

's youth setup in 2006, at the age of ten. On 1 September 2013 he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 3–0

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away loss against

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, and in the same month made the first of several appearances in the

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. Odriozola was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2014–15 season, and scored his first goal on 6 September 2014 by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against

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. On 25 February 2016, he renewed his contract with ''Sanse'' until 2018. On 16 January 2017, as both Carlos Martínez and

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were injured, Odriozola made his first-team – and

– debut by starting in a 2–0 away win against

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. Up to the end of the campaign, he played in a further 16 competitive matches. Odriozola renewed his contract until 2022 on 10 June 2017, and was definitively promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2017–18 season, quickly becoming the first-choice right-back. He scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2018, in the 2–2 draw with

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in the

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Real Madrid

On 5 July 2018,

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reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Odriozola. The fee was reported to be €30 million, plus €5 million of conditional add-ons. He made his debut on 22 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over

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. Odriozola scored his first league goal on 21 April 2021, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win over

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Loan to Bayern Munich

After playing just five times for Madrid during the first half of 2019–20. In January 2020, Odriozola was loaned to

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club

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for the remainder of the season. On 23 August 2020, he won the

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with Bayern Munich.

Loan to Fiorentina

On 28 August 2021, Odriozola joined

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club

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on a season-long loan deal.

Return to Real Sociedad

On 1 September 2023, Real Sociedad announced the return of Odriozola on a six-year contract.

International career

Odriozola was first selected to play for Spain under-21s by

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, helping the squad reach the final of the 2017 UEFA European Championship. He earned his first full

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for

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on 6 October 2017, in a 3–0 win over

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for the

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qualifiers; he played the entire match, and also provided an assist for

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's goal as the team reached the finals as group winners. Odriozola was named in the 23-man squad for the finals in Russia. He scored his first goal for his country on 3 June 2018, in a 1–1 friendly draw with

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Odriozola goal.''

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 2019–20 *

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Bayern Munich *

: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 Spain U21 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Odriozola, Alvaro 1995 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from San Sebastián Men's association football fullbacks Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers Real Madrid CF players FC Bayern Munich footballers ACF Fiorentina players Segunda División B players La Liga players Bundesliga players Serie A players UEFA Champions League–winning players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen