Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso with Bayern Munich in August 2014.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Xabier Alonso Olano | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tolosa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Antiguoko | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Real Sociedad B | 39 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Real Sociedad | 114 | (9) |
| 2000–2001 | → Eibar (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Liverpool | 143 | (15) |
| 2009–2014 | Real Madrid | 158 | (4) |
| 2014– | Bayern Munich | 67 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2014 | Spain | 114 | (16) |
| 2001–2012 | Basque Country | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 20 January 2017 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 20 January 2017 (UTC).
Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano (Basque: [ˈʃaβi aˈlons̺o oˈlano], Spanish: [ˈ(t)ʃaβj aˈlonso oˈlano]; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich as a central midfielder.
Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar, he returned to Sociedad where then-manager John Toshack appointed Alonso as his team captain. Alonso succeeded in the role, taking Real Sociedad to second place in the 2002–03 season. He moved to Liverpool in August 2004 for £10.5 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club, under manager Rafael Benítez, scoring the equalising goal in the Final against Milan. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009–10 season in a deal worth around £30 million. After five seasons at the club, winning honours including a league title in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014, he was signed by German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a two-year contract.
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