Asier Illarramendi Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Transfer Fees, Salary, Personal Life, Family and Many More

Spanish defensive midfielder Asier Illarramendi currently plays for the La Liga side Real Sociedad besides his regular participation for the Spanish national football team. A product of Real Sociedad youth academy, Illarramendi made his professional football debut with the reserve team of the club in 2008. After spending two seasons with the B team, he earned his promotion to the first squad of Sociedad in 2010. He then made 56 competitive appearances for the club and also helped them to achieve UEFA Champions League qualification in 2013.

Asier Illarramendi Biography

Illarramendi, after a successful stint with Real Sociedad, joined Real Madrid in 2013. He spent two seasons at Santiago Bernabeu while scoring twice in 59 matches that he played for the team. In 2015, he made his return to his former club Real Sociedad and made more than 100 appearances as of 2018. Besides his club career, he also represented the U-17, U-19, U-21 and U-23 team of Spain. He made his senior international debut in 2017. As an interesting fact, Illarramendi also plays for the Basque Country in friendly matches besides his participation for the national side.

Asier Illarramendi Full Biography and career

Asier Illarramendi Youth Career

Illarramendi started his footballing journey with the youth academy system of Real Sociedad at a very early age. He went through an extensive training schedule in the academy and sharpened his skills in the best possible way. During his youth career, he attracted several scouts of richest football clubs. But he stayed at the club and continued achieving perfection. And through the years of training, he proved himself as one of the best young talents of Spain. Shortly after, he earned his call-up for the reserve squad of Real Sociedad.

Asier Illarramendi Real Sociedad Career

Illarramendi earned his first professional call-up and made debut for the Real Sociedad reserve squad in 2008. He played 27 games in the 2009-10 season and helped the B team to achieve the promotion of Segunda División B. He spent most of his first four senior seasons with the B team and proved himself as the most promising midfielder of the club. Illarramendi then made his debut for the first-squad of Real Sociedad in a Segunda División match against Elche CF on 19^th June 2010.

After the club’s promotion to the Spanish league, he made his La Liga debut against Villarreal CF on 23^rd January 2011. Shortly after, he made his first start for the team against RCD Espanyol on 2^nd March 2011. He made 32 La Liga appearances in the 2012-13 season and helped Real Sociedad to achieve fourth place in the league table. With the help of their top-spot finish in the league, the Basques side earned their qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Illarramendi, for his awesome performance that season, earned the ‘Breakthrough Player of the year’ and ‘Best Midfielder of the year’ title at the LFP Awards on 2^nd December 2013.

Asier Illarramendi Real Madrid Career

Illarramendi signed a six-year contract with one of the most successful football clubs, Real Madrid, on 12^th July 2013. As a surprising fact, his transfer fee of €32.2 million that time was the highest transfer fee ever paid by Real Madrid for any Spanish player. He then made his debut for the club against Villarreal on 14^th September 2013. Shortly after, he scored his first goal for Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey match against CD Olímpic de Xàtiva on 18^th December 2013. He went on to score his first La Liga goal for Los Blancos from a long-range shot against Elche on 22^nd February 2014.

Asier Illarramendi Club career

He then made his El Clasico debut in the Copa del Rey final against FC Barcelona on 17^th April 2014. He came on the ground as a substitute for Ángel Di María on that match. Illarramendi started the 2014-15 season for Real Madrid in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup match against Sevilla FC at the Cardiff City Stadium on 12^th August 2014. He then helped the squad to achieve the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup triumph in Morocco.

Asier Illarramendi Returns to Real Sociedad

Illarramendi made his return and signed a six-year contract with Real Sociedad on 26^th August 2015. His transfer fee was reported to be in the region of €15–17 million. Surprisingly enough, that is half of what Real Madrid paid to get him on their side two years ago. He then made his debut for the club in his second stint against Sporting de Gijón on 29^th August 2015.

Two months later, he scored his first goal for Real Sociedad against Levante UD on 25^th October 2015. Illarramendi earned praises from football pundits for having the second-highest number of interceptions among all the Europe’s five major leagues players in the 2016-17 season. On the other hand, he indulged in quite a bad disciplinary record as he racked up ten yellow cards till March 2017 in the 2016-17 season.

Asier Illarramendi International Career

Illarramendi helped the Spanish U-17 team to reach the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup final. But sadly missed his penalty during the final shootout against Nigeria in the final match. He then made 16 appearances for the U-21 team. Illarramendi helped them to secure the 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship title in Israel. For his amazing performance and superior ball-control display, he also earned his place in the team of the tournament. Illarramendi then achieved his first senior team call-up under manager Julen Lopetegui in March 2017. He made his debut for Spain in a friendly match against Colombia in Murcia on 7^th June 2017. After a four-month gap, he made his official debut in a FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying match against Israel on 9^th October 2017.

Asier Illarramendi Spanish international career

Asier Illarramendi Personal Life

Born in the Gipuzkoa province of Spain, Illarramendi is of Spanish descent. He was raised by his mother Garbiñe Andonegi in a small town called Mutriku during his childhood. According to the recent media reports, Illarramendi is currently dating his highschool-sweetheart Esther Andonegi Legarda.

Asier Illarramendi Net Worth

The current market value of Illarramendi is estimated to be around €20.5 Million as of 2018. According to the recent media reports, his net worth in 2018 stands at €14 Million. As of this season, he earns €37,000 weekly wage from his current club Real Sociedad. Besides his €1.9 Million annual salary, he also made his wealth through sponsorship deals with Adidas.

Asier Illarramendi Individual Awards

He received both the La Liga Breakthrough Player of the season and the Best Midfielder award for his performance in the 2012-13 season. Besides, he also helped Real Madrid to win several trophies such as:

• Copa del Rey: 2013–14 Season
• UEFA Champions League: 2013–14 Season
• UEFA Super Cup: 2014
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2014