Oier Sanjurjo

Oier Sanjurjo Maté (born 25 May 1986), known simply as Oier, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanjurjo and the second or maternal family name is Maté.
Oier
Oier in 2014
Personal information
Full name Oier Sanjurjo Maté
Date of birth (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986
Place of birth Estella, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 6
Youth career
Izarra
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Osasuna B 99 (0)
2008–2022 Osasuna 331 (14)
2011–2012 → Celta (loan) 33 (0)
2022– AEK Larnaca 20 (2)
International career‡
2010– Basque Country 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:31, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

He spent the vast majority of his career with Osasuna, making 356 appearances.[1]

Club career

Osasuna

Oier was born in Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. A product of hometown CD Izarra's youth academy, he completed his development at neighbouring club CA Osasuna. He made his La Liga debut on 24 September 2008 in a game against Deportivo de La Coruña, coming on for Nacho Monreal in the tenth minute of an eventual 0–0 home draw.[2] Although he spent most of the season with the reserves, he still managed a further nine league appearances.

In his first full professional campaign, Oier started the first five matches at right back as starter César Azpilicueta was away on international duty.[3] He found his chances limited after the latter's return, and was subsequently loaned to RC Celta de Vigo on 11 July 2011.[4]

After being a starter for the Galicians as the season ended in promotion, Oier returned to Osasuna and renewed his contract until 2015.[5] He scored two goals from 28 appearances in 2012–13,[6][7] but the team returned to Segunda División after a 14-year stay.

Oier extended his contract for three years in June 2015,[8] and in December 2018 this was lengthened to 2020 with a buyout clause of €8 million while the side remained in the second tier.[9] He finished that season as captain of the champions.[10]

After returning to the top flight, Oier earned two new renewals, allowing him to skipper the club during its centenary in 2020.[11][12] On 31 October that year, in a 3–1 home loss to Atlético Madrid, he made his 300th official appearance for the team but also gave away a penalty by handball.[13]

AEK Larnaca

Oier moved abroad for the first time at the age of 36, joining AEK Larnaca FC of the Cypriot First Division.[14]

International career

Oier was never capped by Spain at any level. He did play for the Basque Country representative team, starting from a friendly against Venezuela in December 2010.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 August 2021[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 2005–06 Segunda División B 240——240
2006–07 Segunda División B 340——340
2007–08 Segunda División B 320——320
2008–09 Segunda División B 90——90
Total 9900000990
Osasuna 2006–07 La Liga 0000—00
2007–08 La Liga 0010—10
2008–09 La Liga 10030—130
2009–10 La Liga 11010—120
2010–11 La Liga 3000—30
2012–13 La Liga 31010—320
2013–14 La Liga 28240—322
2014–15 Segunda División 12100—121
2015–16 Segunda División 383104[lower-alpha 1]0433
2016–17 La Liga 36020—380
2017–18 Segunda División 39220—412
2018–19 Segunda División 37300—373
2019–20 La Liga 29200—292
2020–21 La Liga 32031—351
2021–22 La Liga 1000—10
Total 307131814032914
Celta (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 33010—340
Career total 439131914046214
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Osasuna

References
  1. "Penúltimo capítulo del adiós de Oier" [Penultimate chapter of Oier's goodbye]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "Osasuna 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "Fútbol.– Azpilicueta (Osasuna), tras regresar del Mundial Sub-20: "Tengo ya ganas de volver a jugar"" [Football.– Azpilicueta (Osasuna), after returning from the Under-20 World Cup: "I can't wait to start playing again"] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. "Oier Sanjurjo ya es jugador del Celta" [Oier Sanjurjo is already a Celta player]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. "Oier Sanjurjo renueva con el Osasuna hasta el año 2015" [Oier Sanjurjo renews with Osasuna until 2015]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. Acedo, Diego (30 October 2013). "La pegada rojilla da tranquilidad" [Red pace brings tranquility]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. "0–1: El Osasuna congela Zorrilla" [0–1: Osasuna freeze Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. "Oier Sanjurjo renueva tres años con Osasuna" [Oier Sanjurjo renews with Osasuna for three years]. El Economista (in Spanish). 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. "Oier Sanjurjo renueva hasta 2020" [Oier Sanjurjo renews until 2020] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (8 June 2019). "Osasuna ya tiene su copa de campeón" [Osasuna already have their champions cup]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  11. Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (25 July 2019). "Oier renueva por un año con Osasuna, hasta 2021" [Oier renews for a year with Osasuna, until 2021]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  12. "Oier Sanjurjo, capitán de Osasuna, renueva con el equipo rojillo hasta 2022" [Oier Sanjurjo, captain of Osasuna, renews with the red team until 2022] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  13. Cervantes, Patxi (1 November 2020). "Oier Sanjurjo: "Me ha costado mucho llegar a los 300 partidos porque detrás hay esfuerzo y recorrido"" [Oier Sanjurjo: "It cost me a lot to reach 300 matches because there's effort and a route behind it"] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  14. Ciordia, Fernando; Bernarte, Borja (10 June 2022). "Oier seguirá su carrera en Chipre" [Oier will continue his career in Cyprus]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  15. "Lleno para ver a la Euskal Selekzioa" [Full crowd to see the Basque national team]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 28 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  16. Oier at BDFutbol
  17. Oier at Soccerway
  • Oier at BDFutbol
  • Oier at Futbolme (in Spanish)
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