Asier Illarramendi
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Illarramendi in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asier Illarramendi Andonegi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mutriku, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Real Sociedad B | 93 | (7) |
| 2010–2013 | Real Sociedad | 54 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Real Madrid | 59 | (2) |
| 2015–2023 | Real Sociedad | 167 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Dallas | 36 | (2) |
| 2025– | Kitchee | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Spain U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Spain U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | Basque Country | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:43, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Asier Illarramendi "Illarra" Andonegi (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈsjeɾ iʎaraˈmendi iˈʎara andoˈneɣi]; born 8 March 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
He developed at Real Sociedad, helping them to qualify for the Champions League in 2013. He then transferred to Real Madrid for €32.2 million, the most they had ever paid for a Spanish player, returning to his first club for half of that fee two years later.
Illarramendi earned 31 caps for Spain from under-17 to under-23 level, winning the 2013 European Championship with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in 2017.