Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.4
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
1
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Real Sociedad
top club · 425 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#106
goals rank
#152
assists rank
33
season goals
6
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€5.00m
peak value · 2004
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 08/09
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
425Appearances
33Goals
6Assists
81Yellow cards
1Red cards
127Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Mikel Aranburu |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre |
| Date of birth | 1979-02-18 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Azpeitia, Spain |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2012
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Sociedad
32 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2011
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Real Sociedad
34 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Real Sociedad
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — Real Sociedad
33 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Real Sociedad
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Real Sociedad
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Real Sociedad
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Real Sociedad
36 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — Real Sociedad
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Real Sociedad
35 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Real Sociedad
35 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Real Sociedad
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Real Sociedad
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Real Sociedad
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Real Sociedad B → Real Sociedad
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — Real Sociedad
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
96/97 — Real Sociedad
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
Transfer: R. Sociedad U19 → Real Sociedad B
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.42/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A3 total · 0.42/90
Yellow cards5 total · 0.70/90
Minutes played by club
Real Sociedad
100.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad | 16 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 425 | 33 | 6 | 11,431 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 642 |
| 98/99 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,050 |
| 97/98 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 11/12 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,079 |
| 10/11 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 32 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 470 |
| 09/10 | 2ª División | Real Sociedad | 35 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1,348 |
| 08/09 | 2ª División | Real Sociedad | 32 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 564 |
| 08/09 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 2ª División | Real Sociedad | 38 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1,588 |
| 07/08 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 626 |
| 05/06 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,042 |
| 04/05 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 36 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 977 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Real Sociedad | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 34 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 828 |
| 01/02 | Copa del Rey | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 34 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1,091 |
| 00/01 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | R. Sociedad U19 | Real Sociedad B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Real Sociedad B | Real Sociedad | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Real Sociedad | Retired | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Knee injury | 2011-05-24 | 2011-07-01 | 39 | 6 |
Current—
Peak€5.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€2.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9567 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Griezmann | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 5 | 32 |
| 08/09 | 2ª División | Real Sociedad | 5 | 32 |
| 06/07 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 3 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 2 | 32 |
| 01/02 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 1 | 34 |
| 02/03 | LaLiga | Real Sociedad | 1 | 34 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 28 | 642 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 98/99 | 15 | 1,050 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 11/12 | 32 | 1,205 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 10/11 | 34 | 470 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 |
| 09/10 | 35 | 1,348 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 08/09 | 33 | 564 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 07/08 | 39 | 1,588 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 06/07 | 30 | 626 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 05/06 | 14 | 1,042 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 04/05 | 36 | 977 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 03/04 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 35 | 828 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 01/02 | 35 | 1,091 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 00/01 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LaLiga
297 apps
23 G
5 A
2ª División
105 apps
9 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
16 apps
1 G
1 A
Champions League
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Mikel Aranburu
Who is Mikel Aranburu?
Mikel Aranburu is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Mikel Aranburu?
Mikel Aranburu is 47 years old. He was born on February 18, 1979 in Azpeitia.
What position does Mikel Aranburu play?
Mikel Aranburu plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Mikel Aranburu play for?
Mikel Aranburu currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Mikel Aranburu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mikel Aranburu has scored 33 goals in 425 appearances.