Markel Susaeta

Markel Susaeta

230px Susaeta in action for Athletic Bilbao in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Markel Susaeta Laskurain
Date of birth	(1987-12-14) 14 December 1987
Place of birth	Eibar, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Athletic Bilbao
Number	14
Youth career
1997–2005	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Basconia	36	(4)
2006–2008	Bilbao Athletic	41	(3)
2007–	Athletic Bilbao	297	(33)
International career‡
2007–2008	Spain U21	3	(0)
2012–	Spain	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2012

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Susaeta and the second or maternal family name is Laskurain.

Markel Susaeta Laskurain (Basque: [markel s̻us̻aeta las̻kuɾain], Spanish: [ˈmarkel susaˈeta laskuˈɾain]; born 14 December 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a right winger.

Club career

Coming through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao, Susaeta was born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, being given his first-team debut on 2 September 2007 and managing to score in a 1–3 loss at FC Barcelona. At the start of the 2007–08 season, he was also registered for the B-side, but finished it with 29 La Liga appearances (netting on four occasions).

In the following years, Susaeta established himself firmly in Athletic's first team, although still not an undisputed starter for the Basque side. On 31 January 2009, he scored four minutes from time to give his team a 3–2 home win against Málaga CF, in an eventual narrow escape from relegation; he also appeared in six matches in the campaign's Copa del Rey, as Athletic reached the final against Barcelona.

Susaeta netted a career-best 13 official goals in 2011–12, including five in the season's UEFA Europa League as Athletic reached the final –the Lions also reached the decisive match in the domestic cup, once again against Barcelona.

International career

On 9 November 2012, following a series of good displays, Susaeta was called up to the Spanish national team for the first time, being selected by manager Vicente del Bosque for a friendly against Panama on the 14th and scoring the final goal in the 5–1 win in Panama City.

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2012	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	5–0	5–1	Friendly

Personal life

Susaeta's cousin, Néstor, is also a footballer and a winger. He unsuccessfully emerged through Basque neighbours Real Sociedad's youth system, and had a brief spell with Athletic's reserves.

Club statistics

As of 14 May 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Baskonia	2005–06	36	4	–		–		–		36	4
	Total	36	4	–		–		–		36	4
Bilbao Athletic	2006–07	36	3	–		–		–		36	3
	2007–08	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	Total	41	3	–		–		–		41	3
Athletic Bilbao	2007–08	29	4	5	2	–		–		34	6
	2008–09	34	1	6	0	–		–		40	1
	2009–10	35	4	1	0	9	0	1	0	46	4
	2010–11	28	1	3	0	–		–		31	1
	2011–12	38	6	9	2	16	5	–		63	13
	2012–13	36	7	2	0	8	4	–		46	11
	2013–14	38	6	5	1	–		–		43	7
	2014–15	31	1	8	1	9	1	–		48	3
	2015–16	28	3	4	0	13	2	2	0	47	5
	Total	297	33	43	6	55	12	3	0	398	51
Career totals		374	40	43	6	55	12	3	0	475	58

Honours

• Supercopa de España: 2015; Runner-up 2009
• UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2011–12
• Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15

External links

• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Markel Susaeta profile at BDFutbol
• National team data
• Markel Susaeta at National-Football-Teams.com