Mikel Oyarzabal is a rising Spanish professional football player. He is currently playing in the Spanish professional sports league La Lagia for the Real Sociedad. Mikel plays as a Winger and Forward for both his club and his country. Oyarazabal represents Spain for the international matches and wears the no.10 jersey for the club. He won the 2020 Copa del Rey with the club, scoring in the final.
Mikel Oyarzabal was born Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte on April 21, 1997, in Eiber, Spain. He is the son of Ernesto Oyarzabal and his wife. Mikel has successfully kept his personal life away from the media. Oyarzabal combined his early professional career with studying for a Business degree at the University of Deusto Oyarzabal stands five feet and eleven inches tall and weighs 78 kg.
Mikel started playing for the Eiber youth team. In 2011, Oyarzabal signed his first contract with the Real Sociedad's youth team. While playing for the youth team, He moved to Eiber youth academy on loan. He made his senior team debut in November 2014 with Real Sociedad. The football player played for the Real Sociedad B team in thirteen matches in the 2014/15 season.
Mikel made his la Liga debut in October 2015 against Levante UD. In February 20156, He extended his contract for five years with the team. The same year, The Spanish player again renewed his contract until 2022. In 2018, Athletic Bilbao had tried to sign him in the summer transfer window, but he had rejected their approach in favor of signing a new contract with Real Sociedad to run until 2024. In April 2021, Mikel helped Real Sociedad clinch Copa Del Rey, their first title 34 years after beating Athletic Bilbao.
Talking about his international appearance, Mikel represented Spain in U18, U19, and U21. He made his international debut in May 2016. The same year, Oyarzabal also featured for the unofficial Basque national team, scoring on his debut to cap a 3–1 win over Tunisia. Mikel is part of the Euro 2020 team, along with Fernando Torres and Jordi Alba.
Mikel Oyarzabal is very much private about his personal life. He has not shared a word about his personal life in public. However, Mikel seems to be involved in a romantic relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Ainhoa. They have been together for more than six years. Although, Mikel is an active social media user and keeps sharing many of his photos of training and games.
Oyarzabal has an estimated net worth of more than $10 Million. He earned £38,000 per week and £1,976,000 per year as his salary playing for the Real Sociedad. Mikel is among the highest-paid player currently playing in the league. Oyarzabal must be making a handsome amount through his nation for representing the team in the international tournaments.
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