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Asier Illarramendi

Asier Illarramendi

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Kitchee
Age36
CitizenshipSpain
Height1.79 m
Footright
BornMarch 8, 1990
at Kitchee 256 days · joined 2025-09-10
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €700k
Rating · 22/23 5.5 Solid
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Real Sociedad
top club · 253 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#935
goals rank
#502
assists rank
21
season goals
25
season assists

Among 1,623 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€25.00m
peak value · 2018
€32.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
7
best season · 17/18
32 / 1
int'l caps / goals
451Appearances
21Goals
25Assists
121Yellow cards
1Red cards
149Full matches (90′)
Full nameAsier Illarramendi
Name in home countryAsier Illarramendi Andonegi
Date of birth1990-03-08 (36 yrs)
Place of birthMutriku, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height179.00 m
Current clubKitchee
Joined2025-09-10
Contract expires
AgentBahía Internacional
Sep 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Kitchee
25/26 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: Dallas → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — FC Dallas
28 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
May 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Dallas
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — FC Dallas
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Real Sociedad
31 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Real Sociedad
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Real Sociedad
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
33 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Real Sociedad
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Real Sociedad
26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Real Sociedad
44 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Real Sociedad
39 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Real Madrid → Real Sociedad
15/16 · Transfer · €16.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Real Sociedad
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Real Madrid
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 — Real Madrid
40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Real Madrid
13/14 · Transfer · €32.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Real Madrid
49 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Real Sociedad
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Oct 2011
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Sociedad
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Real Sociedad B, Real Sociedad
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Real Sociedad B → Real Sociedad
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Real Sociedad
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — Real Sociedad B, Real Sociedad
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: R. Sociedad U19 → Real Sociedad B
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Real Sociedad B
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €25.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1314 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.08/90
35
Assists2 total · 0.17/90
73
G+A3 total · 0.25/90
53
Yellow cards7 total · 0.59/90
25
13,448 min
Minutes played by club
Real Sociedad 68.1%
FC Dallas 7.3%
Real Madrid 9.7%
Real Sociedad B 14.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Real Sociedad 13 08/09 22/23 253 11 17 9,164
FC Dallas 2 2023 2024 42 2 6 977
Real Madrid 3 13/14 2015 90 3 1 1,304
Real Sociedad B 3 07/08 10/11 66 5 1 2,003

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€6.3M7€12.5M10€18.8M13€25M08/09 — 2 goals (Real Sociedad B)08/09 — 1 assists308/0910/11 — 3 goals (Real Sociedad B)310/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 3 goals (Real Madrid)13/14 — 1 assists413/1414/1515/16 — 1 goals (Real Sociedad)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 1 goals (Real Sociedad)16/17 — 4 assists516/1717/18 — 7 goals (Real Sociedad)17/18 — 6 assists1317/1818/19 — 1 goals (Real Sociedad)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/2020/212024 — 2 goals (FC Dallas)2024 — 6 assists8202421/2222/23 — 1 goals (Real Sociedad)22/23 — 2 assists322/2310/11 — €300K11/12 — €800K12/13 — €2.5M13/14 — €20M14/15 — €18M15/16 — €15M16/17 — €15M17/18 — €15M18/19 — €25M19/20 — €25M20/21 — €14.5M21/22 — €7M22/23 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212015: 0020152023: 0020232024: 22202421/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/23

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212015: 0020152023: 0020232024: 66202421/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 3 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Europa League Real Sociedad 4 0 1 2 0 0
22/23 LaLiga Real Sociedad 24 1 0 5 0 1,076
21/22 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Real Sociedad 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 LaLiga Real Sociedad 8 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Leagues Cup FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 MLS FC Dallas 25 2 5 8 0 977
2024 US Open Cup FC Dallas 3 0 1 2 0 0
2023 MLS FC Dallas 11 0 0 4 0 0
2023 MLS Cup Playoffs FC Dallas 3 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Club World Cup Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Real Sociedad 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 LaLiga Real Sociedad 6 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 LaLiga Real Sociedad 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 3 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 LaLiga Real Sociedad 23 1 1 8 0 1,822
17/18 Europa League Real Sociedad 8 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 LaLiga Real Sociedad 36 7 5 9 0 452
16/17 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 5 0 1 2 0 0
16/17 LaLiga Real Sociedad 34 1 3 13 0 3,004
15/16 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 LaLiga Real Sociedad 33 1 2 15 0 2,810
14/15 Champions League Real Madrid 7 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 LaLiga Real Madrid 30 0 0 3 0 0
14/15 Supercopa Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 UEFA Super Cup Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Real Madrid 11 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 9 1 0 1 0 609
13/14 LaLiga Real Madrid 29 2 1 3 0 695
12/13 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Real Sociedad 32 0 1 11 0 0
11/12 LaLiga Real Sociedad 18 0 1 3 1 0
10/11 2ª B - Grupo II Real Sociedad B 28 3 0 8 0 720
10/11 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 LaLiga Real Sociedad 3 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 2ª División Real Sociedad 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 2ª B - Grupo I Real Sociedad B 31 2 1 9 0 1,283
08/09 2ª División Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 2ª B - Grupo II Real Sociedad B 7 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 R. Sociedad U19 Real Sociedad B Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Real Sociedad B Real Sociedad Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-12 Real Sociedad Real Madrid Transfer 12000000 €32.00m
15/16 2015-08-26 Real Madrid Real Sociedad Transfer 15000000 €16.00m
23/24 2023-08-02 Real Sociedad Dallas Transfer 2000000
24/25 2025-01-01 Dallas Without Club Transfer 1000000
25/26 2025-09-10 Without Club Kitchee Transfer 700000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Torn muscle fiber 2011-10-06 2011-10-25 20 7
11/12 Meniscus tear 2011-11-21 2012-01-21 62 11
16/17 muscular problems 2016-12-18 2017-01-03 17 1
16/17 Hamstring injury 2017-03-27 2017-04-10 15 4
18/19 Muscle injury 2019-02-11 2019-05-11 90 13
19/20 Ankle injury 2019-08-31 2020-03-08 191 30
19/20 Adductor injury 2020-06-15 2021-01-01 201 33
21/22 Muscle injury 2021-08-18 2021-11-27 102 18
23/24 Groin injury 2024-03-04 2024-04-10 38 4
23/24 Leg injury 2024-05-13 2024-05-21 9 1
24/25 Ankle injury 2024-07-15 2024-07-25 11 2
Current€700k
Peak€25.00m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€400k
€300k€6.48m€12.65m€18.83m€25.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #35742 0 0 former national player
Team #12609 1 0 former national player
Team #12395 12 0 former national player
Team #9567 #3 16 0 former national player
Team #3375 3 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Mikel Oyarzabal 2 2 0
Iñigo Martínez 2 2 0
Gerónimo Rulli 1 0 0
Aritz Elustondo 2 0 0
Willian José 1 0 0
Sergio Canales 2 0 0
Juanmi 1 2 0
Igor Zubeldia 2 0 0
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 0 0
Isco 3 0 0
Sergio Ramos 3 0 0
Daniel Carvajal 3 0 0
Adnan Januzaj 1 1 0
Raúl Navas 2 0 0
Karim Benzema 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 LaLiga Real Sociedad 7 36
10/11 2ª B - Grupo II Real Sociedad B 3 28
08/09 2ª B - Grupo I Real Sociedad B 2 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2024 MLS FC Dallas 5 25
17/18 LaLiga Real Sociedad 5 36
16/17 LaLiga Real Sociedad 3 34

Teams faced most often by Asier Illarramendi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Atlético Madrid 29 10 7 12 43 37 +6 34%
FC Barcelona 23 4 3 16 28 50 -22 17%
Colorado Rapids 21 3 10 8 22 28 -6 14%
Villarreal CF 21 7 5 9 33 35 -2 33%
Real Salt Lake 21 10 5 6 29 21 +8 48%
Houston Dynamo 20 8 11 1 39 29 +10 40%
Athletic Club 20 11 7 2 33 18 +15 55%
RC Celta 20 12 3 5 51 29 +22 60%
Valencia CF 20 11 4 5 37 27 +10 55%
Real Betis 20 13 3 4 46 22 +24 65%
Los Angeles Galaxy 20 11 3 6 38 28 +10 55%
Espanyol Barcelona 20 14 2 4 46 18 +28 70%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 31 1,076 7 0 0 0.59
21/22 10 0 1 0 0 0
2024 28 977 10 0 0 0.92
2023 14 0 5 0 0 0
20/21 9 0 3 1 0 0
18/19 26 1,822 10 0 0 0.49
17/18 44 452 11 1 0 2.39
16/17 39 3,004 15 0 0 0.45
15/16 35 2,810 16 0 0 0.51
14/15 40 0 4 0 0 0
13/14 49 1,304 6 0 0 0.41
12/13 34 0 11 0 0 0
11/12 18 0 3 0 1 0
10/11 31 720 10 0 0 1.25
08/09 31 1,283 9 1 0 0.7

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
279 apps
13 G
14 A
2ª B - Grupo II
35 apps
3 G
0 A
MLS
36 apps
2 G
5 A
2ª B - Grupo I
31 apps
2 G
1 A
Copa del Rey
29 apps
1 G
2 A
Europa League
14 apps
0 G
2 A
US Open Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League
18 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Asier Illarramendi

Who is Asier Illarramendi?

Asier Illarramendi is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Kitchee.

How old is Asier Illarramendi?

Asier Illarramendi is 36 years old. He was born on March 8, 1990 in Mutriku.

What position does Asier Illarramendi play?

Asier Illarramendi plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Asier Illarramendi play for?

Asier Illarramendi currently plays for Kitchee.

How many career goals has Asier Illarramendi scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Asier Illarramendi has scored 21 goals in 451 appearances.

What is Asier Illarramendi's market value?

Asier Illarramendi's most recent reported market value is €700k.