For Mikel Oyarzabal Last Sunday’s game was not another one, because it became the 300th official at Real Sociedad and received from the hands of Asier Illarramendi Real’s first captain’s armband. “Reaching a figure like that makes you feel proud”, launched ’10’ on the club’s official channels: “Also happy that the coaches always count on me”. 300 official matches with Real, 83 goals and 50 assists at just 26 years old. These are amazing numbers. “I’m happy, but also looking forward to what’s to come,” he says.
oyarzabal celebrating the end of the playing campaign, as a starter and with a record four goals since his re-debut on December 31: “I struggled a lot, on a personal level I would have liked to contribute more, play more great, but in the end the most important thing is the team and the team achieved its goal and now it’s time to enjoy it”, he was honest.
His goal against Athletic
Oyarzabal evokes passages from his career, such as the penalty goal against Athletic in the Cup final: “This is a very, very special moment for me. I have a point of responsibility but, luckily, everything is went well and it was a moment to always”. From his debut against Levante in 2015, took over from Carlos’ candlesays “I don’t know if I have to touch the ball” and when, at the age of 18, they called him to do the preseason with the first team under the command of david moyes. He was still young and with his teammates at Eibar: “I was very nervous, I told my parents, but it was a great experience, and the presence of Igor by my side gave me a point of security. “
Just recently, Real called him to include him in their ranks, in the cadets, when he was a member of Eibar: “It’s difficult, something new, a lot of time in the taxi, a lot of trips, a lot of sacrifices, but it’s good now for the first time team we four have been friends since then”. zubeldia, Aihen and Guevara They are his contemporaries from the current first team.
oyarzabal remembered too Asier Illarramendibut on his Instagram account: “You know I will try to follow in your footsteps because no one explained what is better at Real than you,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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