Fernando Amorebieta
Amorebieta in action for Fulham in 2014.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cantaura, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Colegio San Miguel | ||
| 1996–2003 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Basconia | 26 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Bilbao Athletic | 35 | (1) |
| 2005–2013 | Athletic Bilbao | 195 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Fulham | 44 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sporting Gijón | 27 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007– | Basque Country | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Venezuela | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:48, 16 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras (born 29 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a central defender.
He played most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 253 official games over the course of eight La Liga seasons and scoring four goals.
Internationally, Amorebieta played for Spain as a youth, but later decided to represent Venezuela at the senior level, appearing for the nation at the 2015 Copa América.
Born in Cantaura, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, Amorebieta joined Athletic Bilbao in 1996, aged 11. He met the club's eligibility standards having been raised in the Basque Country, and through his parents, both of whom hailed from the region. After progressing through the ranks including CD Basconia (the farm team) and Bilbao Athletic (the reserves), He made his first-team debut in 2005–06, becoming an undisputed first-choice in the subsequent La Liga seasons.
Amorebieta played in a total of 47 official matches in 2009–10, helping Athletic reach the round-of-32 in the campaign's UEFA Europa League as well as an eighth-place finish in the league; he collected 18 yellow cards in the process, being sent off twice.
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