Gorka Santamaría

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Santamaría and the second or maternal family name is Nos.
Gorka Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Gorka Santamaría Nos
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bilbao Athletic
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2014 Basconia 64 (31)
2014– Bilbao Athletic 49 (19)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Gorka Santamaría Nos (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bilbao Athletic as a striker.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Santamaría joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2005, aged ten. He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 26 May 2014, after scoring 20 goals for Basconia, Santamaría was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] He was also the club's topscorer during the season with 18 goals in 40 appearances, as the B-side returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.

Santamaría made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.[2] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 6 September, netting his team's first in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca.

Personal life

Santamaría has two brothers who are also footballers. His identical twin Ander is a defender,[3] while their older brother Josu is also a striker. Both were also groomed at Athletic.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic's official website. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "El que la sigue, la consigue" [The one that follows it, gets it] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gorka Santamaría se reivindica con su pegada" [Gorka Santamaría reivindicates himself with his power] (in Spanish). Deia. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Josu Santamaría". Athletic's official website. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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